By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms Of Use.
Accept
WhatsNew2DayWhatsNew2Day
  • Home
  • Australia
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Entertainment
  • Gaming
  • Health
  • Lifestyle
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Tech
  • US
  • World
Reading: Protests in Italy as government restricts same-sex parent rights
Share
Aa
WhatsNew2DayWhatsNew2Day
Aa
  • Home
  • Contact
  • About us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Home
  • Australia
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Entertainment
  • Gaming
  • Health
  • Lifestyle
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Tech
  • US
  • World
Follow US
© 2022 WhatsNew2Day News Network. All Rights Reserved.
WhatsNew2Day > World > Protests in Italy as government restricts same-sex parent rights
World

Protests in Italy as government restricts same-sex parent rights

Last updated: 2023/03/18 at 3:43 PM
Merry 3 days ago
Share
Protests in Italy as government restricts same-sex parent rights
SHARE

Italy legalized same-sex civil unions in 2016, but did not give gay couples the right to adopt.

Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in Milan to protest measures by Italy’s new right-wing government to curtail the rights of same-sex parents.

“You are explaining to my son that I am not his mother,” read a sign held aloft in a sea of ​​rainbow flags in one of the northern city’s central squares on Saturday.

Italy legalized same-sex civil unions in 2016, but opposition from the Catholic Church meant it stopped granting gay couples the right to adopt.

Instead, decisions have been made by the courts on a case-by-case basis in legal action taken by parents, although some local authorities have decided to act unilaterally.

Milan registered children of same-sex couples conceived abroad through surrogacy, which is illegal in Italy, or medically assisted procreation, which is only available to heterosexual couples.

But the center-left mayor, Beppe Sala, revealed this week that these registrations had stopped after the Interior Ministry sent a letter insisting that the courts should decide.

“It’s an obvious step backwards from a political and social point of view, and I put myself in the shoes of those parents who thought they could count on this opportunity in Milan,” he said in a podcast while promising the change to combat.

Fabrizio Marrazzo of the Gay Party said about 20 children are waiting to be registered in Milan, condemning the change as “unjust and discriminatory”.

A mother or father who is not legally recognized as the parent of their child can face enormous bureaucratic problems, including the risk of losing the child if the registered parent dies or the couple’s relationship breaks down.

Elly Schlein, the newly elected leader of the center-left Democratic Party, was among the opposition politicians who attended Saturday’s protest, which saw many campaigners rant against the new national government.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, whose far-right Brothers of Italy party came first in September’s elections, places a strong emphasis on traditional family values.

“Yes to natural families, no to the LGBT lobby!” she said last year in a speech ahead of her election as head of a right-wing coalition that includes Matteo Salvini’s anti-immigration league.

Earlier this week, a Senate committee voted against an EU plan to require member states to recognize same-sex parents’ rights granted elsewhere in the bloc.

You Might Also Like

‘Chaotic and unsafe’ mental health hospital staff criticized

Bolic Bet Malou taser aboard Jetstar flight from Perth to Melbourne

UK government and healthcare unions agree final pay offer

Murdaugh family household items up for auction, including leather sofa and easy chair

Saudi Arabia releases US national Almadi from prison: Family

TAGGED: Europe, government, Italy, news, parent, protests, restricts, rights, samesex
Merry March 18, 2023
Share this Article
Facebook Twitter Email Print
Share
Previous Article Verstappen 15th in qualifying after car trouble Verstappen 15th in qualifying after car trouble
Next Article Vieira sacked by Crystal Palace Vieira sacked by Crystal Palace

Latest

Nadia Sharif, 17, had been in the trust's care for five years before she was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome and took her own life.
‘Chaotic and unsafe’ mental health hospital staff criticized
News
Bolic Bet Malou (pictured outside court on Monday) was shocked on board a JetStar flight from Perth to Melbourne for refusing to change seats
Bolic Bet Malou taser aboard Jetstar flight from Perth to Melbourne
Australia
The space station discarded some garbage.  It rained fire in the California sky
The space station discarded some garbage. It rained fire in the California sky
US
Woman, 43, found dead in her Brooklyn apartment, strangled, body undiscovered for many weeks
Man, 37, shot to death in stairwell of Brooklyn NYCHA development
News
UK Govt, Health Unions Agree Pay Deal In Bid To End Strikes
UK Govt, Health Unions Agree Pay Deal In Bid To End Strikes
News
UK government and healthcare unions agree final pay offer
UK government and healthcare unions agree final pay offer
News

nba 2k23 mt

© WhatsNew2Day News Network. All Rights Reserved. Email: contact@whatsnew2day.com

  • Home
  • Contact
  • About us
  • Privacy Policy

Removed from reading list

Undo
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?