Italy’s court says 2 mothers can register as parents on birth certificates
- On Thursday, Italy’s Constitutional Court decided that in cases where women in same-sex relationships have children through IVF, both mothers must be acknowledged on the child’s birth certificate.
- The ruling responded to legal gaps and challenges faced by non-biological mothers, who lacked recognition under laws that did not cover children conceived abroad or by same-sex couples.
- The court declared that refusing recognition to women who assume parental responsibility violates constitutional articles and does not serve the best interests of children, marking a significant legal precedent.
- Lawyer Michele Giarratano described the ruling as "historic," while opposition leader Elly Schlein characterized it as a significant setback for the hard-right government led by Giorgia Meloni, who has maintained the ban on surrogacy.
- The ruling effectively becomes law, offering greater protection for same-sex parents and prompting activists and some families to call on politicians to further safeguard children’s rights amid ongoing civil rights concerns.
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It is true that the interest of the minor, albeit central, is not an interest, that will always and in any case prevail. However, in the case of this species, there is no counterinterest of such weight as to require and justify a compression of the right of the minor to be recognized as his own state of child (of the intentional mother) automatically from the time of birth. Moreover, the inertia of the legislator, which has been prolonged for ye…
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