The European Parliament on Thursday
approved an amendment to its motion for a resolution on the rule
of law condemning "the instructions given by the Italian
government to the municipality of Milan to suspend the
registration of adoptions of same-sex couples."
The amendment was submitted by the Renew Europe group and
supported by the Left, Greens and Socialists.
Milan was recently forced to stop a procedure it had used to
register both members of a same-sex couple as the parents of a
child after the prefect's department warned it was illegal
following consultations with the interior ministry.
The procedure was based on the transcription into the Milan
civil register of foreign birth certificates of children
conceived by surrogacy, which is illegal in Italy, or assisted
fertility, which is only allowed for heterosexual couples here.
Furthermore, Premier Giorgia Meloni's right-wing Brothers of
Italy (FdI) party has tabled a bill that would make surrogacy a
"universal crime", meaning that Italians could be prosecuted for
using the practice in foreign States where it is legal.
Many Italian same-sex couples have had children via surrogacy
outside the country.
The centre-left Democratic Party (PD) has condemned the
government's actions and said it will fight to pass legislation
protecting the rights of same-sex-parent families.
Milan Mayor Beppe Sala on Wednesday called for all the
opposition parties to form a broad alliance to fight for the
rights of same-sex-parent families
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