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Why gay couples using surrogacy are the latest target for Europe's far right
Italy's far-right government the latest to propose harsh penalties for families who use surrogacy
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gay-couples-surrogacy-europe-1.6893260

Surrogacy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrogacy) is illegal in Italy, punishable by up to 2 years in prison and fines of up to €1 million ($1.5 million CDN).
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Why gay couples using surrogacy are the latest target for Europe's far right | CBC News

The anti-surrogacy movement is rapidly gaining momentum among the newly empowered far-right parties of Europe, according to experts who say it's bolstering hostile narratives aimed at LGBTQ families that find a broad audience on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Jul 3, 2023 at 4:05pmWeb
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For decades, Italian couples have gone abroad to countries like Canada to seek fertility treatments.

Italy's far-right government had other plans. This month, lawmakers from the leading Fratelli d'Italia (FdI) party tabled a bill to make surrogacy a "universal crime," punishable by steep fines and years in jail no matter where the procedure is done. Federico Mollicone, another high-ranking FdI member, has called surrogacy a crime that is "even worse than pedophilia."

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The anti-surrogacy movement is rapidly gaining momentum among newly empowered far-right parties of Europe, bolstering hostile narratives aimed at LGBTQ families that find a broad audience on both sides of the Atlantic.

It is aimed primarily at LGBTQ parents, who Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has repeatedly accused of undermining society and the traditional family. "It's a sterilization of gay couples in Italy.

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