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“Italy is a good example, but now countries like Italy have to join our movement to call for an international treaty [banning surrogacy],” he said. Surrogacy has been illegal in Italy since 2004.

While Italian law already prohibited surrogacy within Italy, the new ban will make it a crime for Italians to access surrogacy abroad – even in countries where the practice is legal.

Italy’s decision to criminalize surrogacy, even abroad, highlights the tension between conservative ideologies and the evolving realities of family life in the 21st century.

Italy’s surrogacy ban is perhaps no surprise in an era of populist politics, where LGBTQ+ and women’s rights are increasingly weaponised, but it should still worry us.

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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 ...