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'ROME, May 22 (
Reuters) - Italy's Constitutional Court said on Thursday that
same-sex female couples who use in vitro fertilization (IVF) abroad can both be
legally recognised as parents in Italy, even if one is not the biological
mother.
The ruling is likely to be welcomed by Italian LGBT groups who have repeatedly
clashed with the conservative government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a
self-declared enemy of what she and her allies call the "LGBT lobby".
The court found that denying legal recognition to the non-biological mother
violates the constitutional principles of equality and personal identity and
violates the child's rights to care, education and emotional continuity from
both parents.
The decision strikes down part of a 2004 law which did not allow both women in
a same-sex couple to be registered as legal mothers, even if both consented to
the procedure.
Marilena Grassadonia, an LGBT rights activist from the Italian Left opposition
party, said the ruling marked a "historic day" which "restores dignity and
serenity to the many rainbow families who live in our country".'
Via Christoph S, who wrote "Great news".
Cheers,
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