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Italy's Constitutional Court ruled that two women can be legally recognized as parents on birth certificates, overturning previous restrictions that limited recognition to only biological mothers in same-sex partnerships.</span

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Italy's Constitutional Court ruled that two women can be legally recognized as parents on birth certificates, overturning previous restrictions that limited recognition to only biological mothers in same-sex partnerships.

The ruling declared it unconstitutional for city registrars to deny recognition to both the biological mother and her partner who consented to medically assisted pregnancy and assumed parental responsibilities.</span

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The ruling declared it unconstitutional for city registrars to deny recognition to both the biological mother and her partner who consented to medically assisted pregnancy and assumed parental responsibilities.

The decision effectively overturns parts of a 2004 law and challenges a 2023 Interior Ministry circular that had enforced stricter registration policies under Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government.</span

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The decision effectively overturns parts of a 2004 law and challenges a 2023 Interior Ministry circular that had enforced stricter registration policies under Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government.

Non-biological mothers previously faced challenges including potential loss of access to their children if relationships ended and inability to make medical decisions without the biological parent's permission.</span

Non-biological mothers previously faced challenges including potential loss of access to their children if relationships ended and inability to make medical decisions without the biological parent's permission.

The court determined that refusing to recognize both mothers violates constitutional principles of equality and the child's right to maintain relationships with both parents and their extended families.</span

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The court determined that refusing to recognize both mothers violates constitutional principles of equality and the child's right to maintain relationships with both parents and their extended families.

While the ruling addresses birth certificate recognition, it does not change Italy's restrictions on IVF or its ban on surrogacy, which was expanded in 2023 to criminalize Italians seeking surrogacy abroad.</span

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While the ruling addresses birth certificate recognition, it does not change Italy's restrictions on IVF or its ban on surrogacy, which was expanded in 2023 to criminalize Italians seeking surrogacy abroad.

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The Constitutional Court's decision undermines traditional family values and creates an existential falsehood by denying the fundamental truth that every child has a biological father. This ruling promotes adult desires over children's rights and will encourage more people to pursue medically assisted reproduction abroad, deliberately creating fatherless children. The court has overstepped its authority by legislating from the bench.

The Constitutional Court's decision undermines traditional family values and creates an existential falsehood by denying the fundamental truth that every child has a biological father. This ruling promotes adult desires over children's rights and will encourage more people to pursue medically assisted reproduction abroad, deliberately creating fatherless children. The court has overstepped its authority by legislating from the bench.

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The ruling represents a historic victory for civil rights in Italy, finally acknowledging that children deserve legal recognition of both their parents from birth. This decision protects children's fundamental rights to family stability and ensures they maintain continuous relationships with both parents and extended family members. The court's ruling serves as a clear message that rainbow families can no longer be ignored or discriminated against.

The ruling represents a historic victory for civil rights in Italy, finally acknowledging that children deserve legal recognition of both their parents from birth. This decision protects children's fundamental rights to family stability and ensures they maintain continuous relationships with both parents and extended family members. The court's ruling serves as a clear message that rainbow families can no longer be ignored or discriminated against.

Italy Court Backs Same-Sex Parents in Landmark Ruling

Italy Court Backs Same-Sex Parents in Landmark Ruling

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