The Italian Constitutional Court must now make a decision in the dispute over the recognition of children from families with same-sex parents. The Public Prosecutor’s Office in the city of Padua, in northern Italy, announced last night that it would contact Rome’s highest court to clarify the parental rights of same-sex couples. Lawyers for several “rainbow families” were pleased with this decision.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office initially wanted a court in Padua to rule on the legal status of a total of 37 children, each of whom had two mothers listed on their birth certificates as parents within the last six years. The process started yesterday. The “Rainbow Mothers” and their families protested in front of the Palace of Justice in Padua before the trial began.
Mayors allowed entries
In Italy, in same-sex families, only the woman who gave birth to the child can be recognized as the mother. However, since 2017, some municipalities have begun To as parents even same-sex couples who have given birth to a child through surrogacy and artificial insemination, even though this is against the law.
Registration occurred mainly in communities led by left-wing parties open to “rainbow families”. Mayors used a legal gray area.
Same-sex families are not covered by law in Italy, but they are also not explicitly prohibited, which previously allowed municipalities a degree of discretion – until Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing government took office 13 months ago.