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Asharq Al-Awsat
2 days ago
- Sport
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Filippo Inzaghi Leaves Pisa After Historic Serie A Promotion
Filippo Inzaghi has left Pisa weeks after guiding them to a historic promotion to Serie A, the club announced on Friday. In a statement, Pisa said they had "terminated with mutual consent" Inzaghi's contract, which had another two years to run. The 51-year-old former Italy, AC Milan and Juventus striker is set to stay in the second tier with Palermo. Italian media report Palermo have paid Pisa nearly a million euros to take Inzaghi as the Sicilians, owned by the City Football Group which also owns Manchester City, attempt their own return to Serie A. Pisa finished second in Serie B under Inzaghi and gained promotion to the top-flight for the first time in 34 years. The Tuscan club, whose Arena Garibaldi stadium is in the shadow of the famous leaning tower of Pisa, moved up to Serie A with Sassuolo and Cremonese. Alberto Gilardino, who like Inzaghi won the 2006 World Cup as a player with Italy, is among the candidates to take charge of Pisa, as is Marco Giampaolo following his sacking from Lecce this week.
CBC
22-05-2025
- Health
- CBC
Mothers' legal win in Italy IVF case seen as 'historic day' for 2SLGBTQ+ parenting rights
Social Sharing Italy's Constitutional Court said on Thursday that same-sex female couples who use in vitro fertilization (IVF) abroad can both be legally recognized as parents in Italy, even if one is not the biological mother. The ruling is likely to be welcomed by Italian 2SLGBTQ+ groups who have repeatedly clashed with the conservative government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a self-declared enemy of what she and her allies call the "LGBT lobby." The court found that denying legal recognition to the non-biological mother violates the constitutional principles of equality and personal identity and violates the child's rights to care, education and emotional continuity from both parents. The decision strikes down part of a 2004 law that did not allow both women in a same-sex couple to be registered as legal mothers, even if both consented to the procedure. Marilena Grassadonia, a 2SLGBTQ+ rights activist from the Italian Left opposition party, said the ruling marked a "historic day" that "restores dignity and serenity to the many rainbow families who live in our country." Case questioned legality of denying 'full dual parenthood' The case was brought by a court in the Tuscan city of Lucca, which questioned the legality of denying "full dual parenthood" in a case involving a lesbian couple. The judges noted that confusion over the law had led to inconsistent rulings in various courts. This has left individual mayors, who control the civil registry in their municipalities, to make differing decisions in comparable cases. WATCH | IVF finally coming to N.L.: Doctors in N.L. are — finally — bringing I.V.F. to the province 1 month ago Duration 3:32 The days of people in Newfoundland and Labrador having to leave home to receive I.V.F. treatments may be nearing an end. A pair of fertility specialists in St. John's are preparing to open a private I.V.F clinic, the first in the province. For patients, it would save a lot of time, money, and heartache. In some cases, both mothers were listed on the child's birth certificate; in others, the non-biological mother was excluded. "These divergent outcomes reflect a shifting social reality to which the legislature has yet to respond," the referral said. In a separate verdict also released on Thursday, the Constitutional Court said rules preventing single women from accessing IVF were not unconstitutional, but said they could be changed if political will for it emerged in parliament. The politics of fertility The ruling did not alter Italy's current restrictions on access to IVF, which is still limited to heterosexual couples, but marked a shift toward the recognition of 2SLGBTQ+ parenting rights. Nor does it change a 2024 ruling that made it illegal for couples to go abroad to have a baby via surrogacy — which activists say is meant to target same-sex partners. Since taking office in 2022, Meloni has pursued a highly conservative social agenda, looking to promote what she sees as "traditional family values," making it progressively harder for LGBTQ+ couples to become legal parents. Experts say the anti-surrogacy movement is rapidly gaining momentum among the newly empowered far-right parties of Europe. These narratives have also gained hold in Poland, Spain and even progressive Sweden, where politicians who have taken similar lines on surrogacy and LGBTQ+ parental rights have been met with broad support. Last month, the Spanish government banned its embassies and consulates from registering children born through surrogates in foreign countries.
CNN
22-05-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Lesbian mothers win legal status in Italy IVF ruling
Italy's Constitutional Court said on Thursday that same-sex female couples who use in vitro fertilization (IVF) abroad can both be legally recognized as parents in Italy, even if one is not the biological mother. The ruling is likely to be welcomed by Italian LGBT groups who have repeatedly clashed with the conservative government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a self-declared enemy of what she and her allies call the 'LGBT lobby.' The court found that denying legal recognition to the non-biological mother violates the constitutional principles of equality and personal identity and violates the child's rights to care, education and emotional continuity from both parents. The decision strikes down part of a 2004 law which did not allow both women in a same-sex couple to be registered as legal mothers, even if both consented to the procedure. Marilena Grassadonia, an LGBT rights activist from the Italian Left opposition party, said the ruling marked a 'historic day' which 'restores dignity and serenity to the many rainbow families who live in our country.' The case was brought by a court in the Tuscan city of Lucca, which questioned the legality of denying 'full dual parenthood' in a case involving a lesbian couple. The judges noted that confusion over the law had led to inconsistent rulings in various courts. This has left individual mayors, who control the civil registry in their municipalities, to make differing decisions in comparable cases. In some cases both mothers were listed on the child's birth certificate; in others, the non-biological mother was excluded. 'These divergent outcomes reflect a shifting social reality to which the legislature has yet to respond,' the referral said. The ruling did not alter Italy's current restrictions on access to IVF, which is still limited to heterosexual couples, but marked a shift towards the recognition of LGBTQ parenting rights. In a separate verdict also released on Thursday, the Constitutional Court said rules preventing single women from accessing IVF were not unconstitutional, but said they could be changed if a political will for it emerged in parliament.
CNN
22-05-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Lesbian mothers win legal status in Italy IVF ruling
Italy's Constitutional Court said on Thursday that same-sex female couples who use in vitro fertilization (IVF) abroad can both be legally recognized as parents in Italy, even if one is not the biological mother. The ruling is likely to be welcomed by Italian LGBT groups who have repeatedly clashed with the conservative government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a self-declared enemy of what she and her allies call the 'LGBT lobby.' The court found that denying legal recognition to the non-biological mother violates the constitutional principles of equality and personal identity and violates the child's rights to care, education and emotional continuity from both parents. The decision strikes down part of a 2004 law which did not allow both women in a same-sex couple to be registered as legal mothers, even if both consented to the procedure. Marilena Grassadonia, an LGBT rights activist from the Italian Left opposition party, said the ruling marked a 'historic day' which 'restores dignity and serenity to the many rainbow families who live in our country.' The case was brought by a court in the Tuscan city of Lucca, which questioned the legality of denying 'full dual parenthood' in a case involving a lesbian couple. The judges noted that confusion over the law had led to inconsistent rulings in various courts. This has left individual mayors, who control the civil registry in their municipalities, to make differing decisions in comparable cases. In some cases both mothers were listed on the child's birth certificate; in others, the non-biological mother was excluded. 'These divergent outcomes reflect a shifting social reality to which the legislature has yet to respond,' the referral said. The ruling did not alter Italy's current restrictions on access to IVF, which is still limited to heterosexual couples, but marked a shift towards the recognition of LGBTQ parenting rights. In a separate verdict also released on Thursday, the Constitutional Court said rules preventing single women from accessing IVF were not unconstitutional, but said they could be changed if a political will for it emerged in parliament.
Reuters
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Lesbian mothers win legal status in Italy IVF ruling
ROME, May 22 (Reuters) - Italy's Constitutional Court said on Thursday that same-sex female couples who use in vitro fertilization (IVF) abroad can both be legally recognised as parents in Italy, even if one is not the biological mother. The ruling is likely to be welcomed by Italian LGBT groups who have repeatedly clashed with the conservative government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a self-declared enemy of what she and her allies call the "LGBT lobby". The court found that denying legal recognition to the non-biological mother violates the constitutional principles of equality and personal identity and violates the child's rights to care, education and emotional continuity from both parents. The decision strikes down part of a 2004 law which did not allow both women in a same-sex couple to be registered as legal mothers, even if both consented to the procedure. Marilena Grassadonia, an LGBT rights activist from the Italian Left opposition party, said the ruling marked a "historic day" which "restores dignity and serenity to the many rainbow families who live in our country". The case was brought by a court in the Tuscan city of Lucca, which questioned the legality of denying "full dual parenthood" in a case involving a lesbian couple. The judges noted that confusion over the law had led to inconsistent rulings in various courts. This has left individual mayors, who control the civil registry in their municipalities, to make differing decisions in comparable cases. In some cases both mothers were listed on the child's birth certificate; in others, the non-biological mother was excluded. "These divergent outcomes reflect a shifting social reality to which the legislature has yet to respond," the referral said. The ruling did not alter Italy's current restrictions on access to IVF, which is still limited to heterosexual couples, but marked a shift towards the recognition of LGBTQ parenting rights. In a separate verdict also released on Thursday, the Constitutional Court said rules preventing single women from accessing IVF were not unconstitutional, but said they could be changed if a political will for it emerged in parliament.
