Sala wants broad alliance for same-sex-parent families

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 29 - Milan Mayor Beppe Sala on Wednesday called for the opposition parties to form a broad alliance to fight for the rights of same-sex-parent families.
    The issue is a hot one as Milan was recently forced to stop a procedure it had used to register both members of a same-sex couple as the parents of a child after the prefect's department warned it was illegal following consultations with the interior ministry.
    The procedure was based on the transcription into the Milan civil register of foreign birth certificates of children conceived by surrogacy, which is illegal in Italy, or assisted fertility, which is only allowed for heterosexual couples here.
    Furthermore, Meloni's right-wing Brothers of Italy (FdI) party has tabled a bill that would make surrogacy a "universal crime", meaning that Italians could be prosecuted for using the practice in foreign States where it is legal.
    Many Italian same-sex couples have had children via surrogacy outside the country.
    "A very broad axis is needed, ideally made up to the Greens, the Left, the (centrist) Third Pole and the 5-Star Movement," said Sala.
    "Naturally, in these cases the first thing that is done is to stress more the differences than the things in common, but it will be necessary to reach an agreement.
    "It's clear that the centre right is strong, but I have been mayor for seven years and I've seen six governments.
    "Let's not assume that we are set to lose". (ANSA).