Pope Francis has condemned surrogacy as a form of “false compassion.” Now, in Italy, engaging in surrogacy in another country, even where it may be legal, will be a criminal offense for ...

World Italy bans overseas surrogacy for all citizens amid declining birthrate: 'A child is always a gift' Italy's birthrate is below the replacement rate, with 1.2 births recorded per woman in 2023 ...

Italy has broadened its legislation on surrogacy, which has been illegal in the country since 2004, to now criminalize “surrogacy tourism” in countries like the United States and Canada ...

ROME — Italy on Wednesday passed the West’s most restrictive law against international surrogacy, threatening would-be parents who use birth mothers abroad with jail time and severe fines in a ...

The legislation extends a surrogacy ban already in place in Italy since 2004 to those who go to countries such as the U.S. or Canada, where it is legal, imposing jail terms of up to two years and ...

Italians seeking surrogacy services from overseas will now face up to two years in jail or a €1 million (£830,000) fine under an extreme new law. Far-right politicians in the Brothers of Italy ...

Italy passed a law on Wednesday that criminalizes seeking surrogacy abroad, a move the country’s conservative government said would protect women’s dignity, while critics see it as yet another ...

Surrogacy was banned in Italy two decades ago. But the new law goes one step further by imposing criminal penalties on Italians who have children through the procedure, even in countries where it ...

ROME — Italy on Wednesday passed the West’s most restrictive law against international surrogacy, threatening would-be ...

Italy has broadened its legislation on surrogacy, which has been illegal in the country since 2004, to now criminalize “surrogacy tourism” in countries like the United States and Canada ...