The Italian Government’s ban on international surrogacy has been welcomed by women’s rights campaigners in the UK who are calling on the UK Government to do the same.
On 16 October, the Italian Government passed legislation making it a crime for Italian citizens to travel abroad to undertake surrogacy. The move has been praised by a broad coalition around the world, ranging from left-wing feminists to Catholics and children’s rights campaigners, who view surrogacy as inherently exploitative towards women and cruel to the child.
