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Washington Post
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Italy's court says 2 mothers can register as parents on birth certificates
ROME — Italy's Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled that two women can register as parents of a child on a birth certificate, saying recognition of parental rights cannot be restricted to the biological mother in families with same-sex parents. Advocates for LGBTQ+ rejoiced at the ruling, while the association Pro Life and Family denounced it as sending thousands of children born to same-sex parents into 'an existential joke.'
Associated Press
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
Italy's court says 2 mothers can register as parents on birth certificates
ROME (AP) — Italy's Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled that two women can register as parents of a child on a birth certificate, saying recognition of parental rights cannot be restricted to the biological mother in families with same-sex parents. Advocates for LGBTQ+ rejoiced at the ruling, while the association Pro Life and Family denounced it as sending thousands of children born to same-sex parents into 'an existential joke.' The court ruled that it was unconstitutional for city registers to deprive children born to same sex-parents of recognition by both the biological mother and the woman who consented to the medically assisted pregnancy and assumed parental responsibilities. In recent years, some city registrars had begun to record only the name of the biological mother on birth certificates, and not the name of her partner. In order to have legal rights and responsibility over the child, the non-biological mother then had to 'adopt' the child. A 2004 law had provided for such limited parental recognition. But thanks to an Interior Ministry circular in 2023, the restrictions were being enforced anew as part of the policy of the far-right-led government of Premier Giorgia Meloni to crack down on surrogacy and promote traditional family values. The ruling does not address the legality of medically assisted procreation: Italy has strong restrictions on IVF and has had a ban on surrogacy since 2004. Last year Italy expanded the ban to criminalize Italians who go abroad to have children through surrogacy.
Daily Mail
08-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
I was an anti-abortion advocate, but after being forced to carry my dead baby for months, it's made me rethink EVERYTHING
Elisabeth Weber grew up an ultra-conservative Christian and used to protest outside abortion clinics. The now 31-year-old mother from South Carolina believed at the time that she was doing the right thing. But now, Weber has found herself in the crosshairs of the very abortion laws she once supported, unable to terminate her pregnancy, even after her baby had died. She was overjoyed to be pregnant again, naming the child Enzo despite not knowing the gender because, in her heart, she felt certain it was a boy. But at her nine-week ultrasound, doctors couldn't find a heartbeat. They told her the fetus measured just over six weeks, about the size of a pea. Follow-up tests confirmed that the baby had died. Her doctors recommended a termination to avoid infection or a potentially life-threatening hemorrhage. But because of South Carolina's near-total abortion ban after six weeks — one of the strictest in the country — she was forced to carry the non-viable pregnancy for weeks. In a tearful video posted online, Weber said: 'I grew up very Conservative Christian. We stood outside of abortion clinics. Like, that was my growing-up years. 'But what you guys need to understand with these laws is it's not just people who are going having elective abortions that are being affected... because my baby is dead, my baby doesn't have a heartbeat, my baby is gone, but I am not allowed to do anything about it.' Sobbing, she added: 'I just sit here and wait for another week and suffer and have a chance at hemorrhaging and have a chance at infection all because of these stupid laws.' South Carolina imposed a six-week fetal heartbeat law in May 2023, which forbids all abortions after week six, around the time a fetal heartbeat is first detected. The few exceptions include when the pregnant mother is experiencing a medical emergency or fetal anomaly, and in cases of rape or incest reported to law enforcement during the first trimester. In cases where a heartbeat is not detected at six weeks, patients are still asked to wait at least another two weeks to prove a pregnancy is non-viable and that due care has been taken, according to lawyers in the state. After doctors first concluded Weber's baby was dead, she was sent home to try to miscarry the fetus naturally. But her morning sickness continued unabated and she did not miscarry, leading her to return to doctors to ask for a termination. They refused, saying they could not end the pregnancy unless she was hemorrhaging or suffering from sepsis, a life-threatening blood infection. Weber then went to another hospital, where tests showed her white blood cell count was very high, suggesting an infection, but that staff at this hospital also concluded they couldn't end the pregnancy. What followed was a grueling three-week wait before doctors finally decided they would be able to end the pregnancy. She had a dilation and curettage, where the cervix is dilated using medication and a surgical instrument is inserted that gently removes the tissue lining the uterus to end the pregnancy. She is heartbroken by the whole process, saying it led her to take weeks off work and delayed her getting the chance to mourn her dead baby. She has set up a GoFundMe to help cover expenses, which has so far raised $5,211 out of the $6,500 goal. Weber has three other children aged six, five and 18 months. She also had a son who died in 2018 from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). She is no longer an ultra-conservative and said she has left her religion and did not vote for President Donald Trump. She was a member of the International House of Prayer, an ultra-Christian group that often takes a pro-life view on abortion. She revealed her issues in a post on TikTok, that has now been viewed more than 213,000 times.
Daily Mail
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
New Pope Robert Prevost's shock voting history as his stance on abortion and party registration is revealed
The voting history of the first-ever American pope shocked few when it was revealed on Thursday that he participates in Republican primaries. Cardinal Robert Prevost, who was born in Chicago, Illinois and is of French and Italian descent, is a registered Republican and conservative who has voted in GOP primaries and general elections when he is in the country, according to his voting record. His registration, however, should not be confused with support for President Donald Trump. A 2014 tweet is going viral where Prevost called Jesus a migrant and some of his social media content has been critical of the president. Turning Point Action published his history showing that as recently as August 2023, Prevost was registered as a Republican and voted in the 2024 presidential election. The new pope, who chose the name Pope Leo XIV, has a 'strong Republican' record, and according to conservative nonprofit's data, he is staunchly pro-life – not an unusual stance for the Catholic Church. But his registration and participation in Republican primary elections should not be confused with support for President Donald Trump (pictured alongside first lady Melania Trump at the funeral for Pope Francis in Rome on April 26, 2025) Prevost, 69, spent many years living abroad and did not participate in U.S. elections during many of those stints overseas or down south. But when stateside, he voted in Republican primaries and general elections in the U.S. Pope Leo did not vote in the 2016 or 2020 presidential election but did in the 2024 race. It is unclear who he voted for. Though a Republican, it's pretty clear that Prevost does not support much of Trump's agenda. The new pope made a series of social media posts critical of the president's policies and often reposts sentiments critical of the Trump administration. Prevost specifically criticized the White House's actions regarding immigration and in the past has expressed support for progressive causes. The last time Prevost posted something to X was on April 14. The post he retweeted slams the Trump administration's deportation of illegal immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador. 'Do you not see the suffering? Is your conscience not disturbed? How can you stay quiet?' the post reads. The Chicago-born pope did not vote in the 2016 nor 2020 presidential elections Pope Leo XIV also shared several articles that address Catholic Vice President J.D. Vance's stance on immigration. One of the articles is titled: 'JD Vance is wrong: Jesus doesn't ask us to rank our love for others.' In 2017, Pope Leo reposted a message in support of DACA recipients, which are undocumented migrants brought illegally to the U.S. by their parents when they were children. Pope Leo spent the majority of his career in Latin America and even became a naturalized citizen of Peru.
