Italy Criminalizes Seeking Surrogacy Abroad

Italy has extended its long-standing ban on surrogacy beyond its borders, to include Italian citizens traveling to countries where surrogacy is legal, such as the United States and Canada. In Italy, surrogacy—defined as when a woman carries a pregnancy and gives birth to a baby for someone else—has been punishable under law since 2004. On Wednesday, Italy’s parliament voted in favor of a bill—proposed by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party—that extends the scope of the previous legislation. ‘Surrogacy Tourism’ Those who seek surrogacy abroad now face jail terms of up to two years and fines of up to 1 million euros ($1.08 million)....