06 November 2024
Towards Universal Criminalisation
“Italy Criminalises Surrogacy from Abroad, a Blow to Gay and Infertile Couples.” This was the headline on the New York Times website following the approval of a law in Italy criminalising reproductive tourism. Giorgia Meloni had already introduced the bill, Act no. 824, in the last Parliament, and the current right-wing majority has now passed it. The news has gone around the world. Let us try to understand why. Continue reading >>
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16 April 2024
Weder Leih- noch Mutter
Nach einem Leak letzte Woche wurde der Bericht der Kommission zur reproduktiven Selbstbestimmung und Fortpflanzungsmedizin gestern in seiner Gänze veröffentlicht. Die Kommission formuliert die legislativen Handlungsoptionen nun so: Der Gesetzgeber kann am bisherigen Verbot der Leihmutterschaft festhalten. Angesichts der Freiheitsrechte von Leihmüttern und intendierten Eltern kann er eine Form der altruistischen Leihmutterschaft unter engen Voraussetzungen aber auch zulassen. Verfassungsrechtlich ist das überzeugend. Continue reading >>
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28 April 2018
(Not) Striking Down Surrogate Motherhood in Portugal
Last Tuesday, the Portuguese Constitutional Court declared unconstitutional several provisions of the regime on surrogacy, as well as the prohibition to disclose the identity of gamete donors and surrogate mothers. The most striking aspect of this decision, however, is not what the PCC ruled unconstitutional but rather what it expressly accepted as being constitutionally valid. The clear messages sent by the PCC to the legislature show a careful self-repositioning of the Court in its role as a constitutional interpreter in a democracy. Continue reading >>
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02 November 2012