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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 โ‚ฌ1m (ยฃ835,710).

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.

The law passed by 84 votes to 58 in Italy's senate on Wednesday.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 25 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

I cannot understand why governments should care who someone chose as a partner or why they fucking care about personal choices made by couples.

And I understand even less the people who vote for those morons.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 hours ago

Because Fascists want control from the ground up.

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 5 hours ago

Surrogacy is not a personal choice by a couple but a contract with a third person affecting the legal status of a fourth person.

Plenty of states where surrogacy is illegal for everyone, plenty of states where the LGBT angle doesn't even begin to be an argument because they can adopt, use IFV, etc.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Commercial surrogacy is similar to prostitution... in theory a fair contract but in practice exploitation of poor women.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

In the Netherlands you're just not allowed to get paid for it, that seems like it would solve that part.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

No way to prevent that though. Still happens.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 51 minutes ago

Sure, but this ban won't improve on that either.

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I am sure that this is not the reason why the Meloni government would ban it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 3 hours ago

Surely. This wasn't even their first attack on LGBT parents.