The Supreme Court, which ruled that children born abroad by surrogacy “must be recognized in Italy as children of both parents by adoption in special cases, which requires the approval of a judge, and not by transcription in the civil status”. EFE / Elvis Gonzalez

The government delegation in Milan (northern Italy) has informed the city’s mayor, Giuseppe Sala, that children born abroad must stop registering as children of same-sex couples.

“It is, in my opinion, a clear setback from a political and social point of view, and I put myself in the shoes of those Milanese parents who thought they could count on this possibility,” Sala said today after having received the notification. .

The advice came to him from the government delegation, which in turn had received the order from the Ministry of the Interior, in on the basis of a 2004 law on medically assisted procreationWhat It is only allowed to couples formed by people of different sexexplained the mayor to the media.

Reference was also made to the latest Supreme Court decision which ruled that Children born abroad by surrogacy “must be recognized in Italy as children of both parents by adoption in special cases, which requires the approval of a judge, and not by transcription in the civil registry” .

The circular from the government delegation explains that only “the parent who has a biological link with the child” can be mentioned on the birth certificate and the “transcription of birth certificates issued abroad” is not authorized. , according to the media.

In July 2022, the mayor of Milan began to authorize the registration of children of homosexual couples, considering that there was a legal vacuum and that there are almost 300 families who have been able to register their children as their own, and not only adopted, in the civil status.
In July 2022, the mayor of Milan began to authorize the registration of children of homosexual couples, considering that there was a legal vacuum and that there are almost 300 families who have been able to register their children as their own, and not only adopted, in the civil status.

“It is an act that logically has to do with the administrative apparatus of the municipality and, given the position adopted by the government delegation, I cannot expose a municipal official to personal risks of a judicial nature”, said said Sala today in his podcast “Buongiorno Milano” (Hello Milan).

According to the mayor, “it should be the legislator who authorizes by law, as happens in other European countries such as Spain and Denmark, the registration of the child of a same-sex couple”.

Sala met this Monday with some representatives of the families affected to explain what had happened and to ensure that This will be his “political battle” with the government.

In July 2022, the mayor of Milan began to authorize the registration of children of homosexual couples, considering that there was a legal vacuum and that there are almost 300 families who have been able to register their children as their own, and not only adopted, in the civil status.

“It’s a painful and unfair decision. The mayor of Milan had to give in to pressure from the government of (far-right prime minister Giorgia) Meloni. He informed us that he would block the transcriptions of foreign birth certificates of children with two fathers and the formation of Italian birth certificates with two mothers, as has been guaranteed in recent years,” lamented the president of the association. Rainbow Families, Alessia Crocini. .

The circular from the government delegation explains that only
The circular from the government delegation explains that only “the parent who has a biological link with the child” can be mentioned on the birth certificate and the “transcription of birth certificates issued abroad” is not authorized. , according to the media. Kyodo/via REUTERS

Spokesman in the Italian Senate for the ruling Brothers of Italy party, Lucio Malan, received widespread criticism last November after rejecting same-sex marriage on the basis of the Bible and stressing that he defines it as an “abomination”. .

Malan appeared on the radio program “Un giorno da pecora” to comment on political news and ended up insisting on his rejection of the bill against sexual discrimination promoted by the representative of the Democratic Party (PD), Alessandro Zan .

The announcer, in a humorous tone, pointed out that he is a member of the Waldensian Evangelical Church, which blesses same-sex unions in Italy, to which the senator responded with a laugh as well: “But we don’t have the duty of obedience, the Waldensian Church is founded on the Bible, not on the hierarchy”.

When asked if the scriptures reject same-sex couples, Malan replied that “there is worse”.

“Not about marriages because obviously nobody thought there could be same-sex marriages two thousand years ago (…) But it is written that homosexuality is an abomination. Both in the Old and New Testaments,” he said.

The spokesman in the Italian Senate for the ruling Brothers of Italy party, Lucio Malan, said that in the Bible it is written that homosexuality is an abomination.
Italian Senate spokesman for the ruling Brothers of Italy party, Lucio Malan, said that in the Bible it is written that homosexuality is an abomination.

His remarks were heavily criticized by LGBT activists and the centre-left opposition, especially since Malan represents the party that has ruled the country for a month and whose leader is Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

(with information from EFE)

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