https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62rmv63069o
Italy bans couples from travelling abroad for surrogacy
Italy has made it illegal for couples to go abroad to have a baby through surrogacy.
The move extends a ban on the practice inside the country to also include those who seek it out in places where it is legal, like the US or Canada. Those who break the law could face up to two years in prison and fines of up to €1m (£835,710).
The law, proposed by the Italy's far-right governing party, is seen by critics to target LGBT couples - who are not allowed to adopt or use IVF in the country.
Surrogacy is when a woman carries a pregnancy for another couple or individual, usually due to fertility issues or because they are men in a same-sex relationship.
Meloni has previously spoken out against surrogacy involving LGBT couples, and anti-LGBT rhetoric was a key feature of her election campaign.
It's not entirely clear how they want to enforce it when it happens abroad.
However, it certainly is aimed at gay men.
Why the hell someone would want to have a kid is beyond me...
Anyhoo... in the Netherlands it is not illegal, but it is illegal to be paid to do it.
I'm not sure how it's enforced, but it sounds quite reasonable.
@shavixmir saidWhy the hell someone would want to have a kid is beyond me.
It's not entirely clear how they want to enforce it when it happens abroad.
However, it certainly is aimed at gay men.
Why the hell someone would want to have a kid is beyond me...
Anyhoo... in the Netherlands it is not illegal, but it is illegal to be paid to do it.
I'm not sure how it's enforced, but it sounds quite reasonable.
"Children are like sailboats: they look pretty in the distance on a sunny day, but they're high maintenance." --Chris Isaak
I really do not understand why a country would want to ban this. There are barren couples who desperately want kids, and adoption is not always an option.
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Back in the day, people who desperately wanted things had three options:
Find the means to get them
Learn to live without them
Substite a slightly different want that is achievable.
In this case, become a foster parent, get a job in child care, become a schoolteacher, acquire a pet, become a nurse or carer.
Have humans lost the ability to modify their choices? Do we really need to have every single thing we want?
@Kewpie saidIt all depends on why you can't get what you want. If the reason is because people hate your sexual orientation and make laws to punish you for it, that's a problem.
Back in the day, people who desperately wanted things had three options:
Find the means to get them
Learn to live without them
Substite a slightly different want that is achievable.
In this case, become a foster parent, get a job in child care, become a schoolteacher, acquire a pet, become a nurse or carer.
Have humans lost the ability to modify their choices? Do we really need to have every single thing we want?