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Italy begins stripping lesbian mothers of their parental rights (www.lgbtqnation.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Five@beehaw.org to c/lgbtq_plus@beehaw.org

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While same-sex civil unions have been legal in the country since 2016, same-sex couples do not have the right to adopt, thanks in part to opposition from the Catholic Church. Surrogacy remains illegal in Italy and there are restrictions that prevent the adoption of “stepchildren” by one parent. Medically assisted reproduction, like in vitro fertilization (IVF), is only available to heterosexual couples.

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[-] Lojcs@lemm.ee 19 points 1 year ago

I find it weird that being coastal and in the middle of progressive Europe, Italy is still conservative.

[-] hoyland@beehaw.org 12 points 1 year ago

Southern Europe generally isn't particularly progressive. A number of southern European countries are quite conservative in the sense of "things are slow to change".