ROME — Surrogate parenthood is an “inhumane” practice that treats children like “supermarket products,” Italy’s prime minister said Friday, urging parliament to pass a bill to prosecute those who go into foster care. exterior because of this.
Parenting through surrogacy is already illegal in Italy, punishable by prison and fines, but Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing coalition has promised to impose a law even stricter ban about this as part of their conservative agenda.
“No one can convince me that it is an act of freedom to rent a womb, no one can convince me that it is an act of love to consider children as an over-the-counter product in the supermarket,” she said in a speech. event in Rome.
“I still consider the practice of uterus rental to be inhumane, I support the proposed law that makes it a universal crime.”
The Italian parliament is discussing a bill drawn up by Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party to ban Italians from having children in countries where surrogacy is legal – such as the United States and Canada.
The party’s position reflects the from the Vatican.
The bill, approved by Italy’s Chamber of Deputies and now in the Senate, has been criticized by human rights groups and some opposition politicians who see it as targeting LGBTQ people.
“The issue cannot be addressed with a universal ban, but with regulation that balances the rights at stake,” former foreign minister Emma Bonino told daily Corriere della Sera this week.
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