Italy makes it illegal to seek surrogacy treatment abroad

The Senate has voted into law a bill proposed by Giorgia Meloni’s far-right Brothers of Italy party by 84 votes to 58

Italy’s parliament has made it illegal for couples to go abroad to have a baby via surrogacy – a pet project of the prime minister, Giorgia Meloni’s party which activists say is meant to target same-sex partners.

Since taking office in 2022 Meloni has pursued a highly conservative social agenda, looking to promote what she sees as traditional family values, making it progressively harder for LGBTQ couples to become legal parents.