The Italian Parliament has banned "surrogate tourism" for its citizens. That is, couples cannot travel abroad (to the USA or Canada, for example, where it is legal) to have a child with the help of surrogacy.

Violations can result in up to two years in prison and fines of up to €1 million. The idea belongs to the party of Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, which, according to activists, wants to make life more difficult for same-sex couples in the first place. Earlier, Meloni called surrogacy an "inhumane" practice that equates children with supermarket goods.