On the 19th and 20th of October in the Aula Magna of University of Milano “La Statale” , Eumans in collaboration with Associazione Luca Coscioni, held a sortition based citizens assembly on topics related to Social Parenting, in order to discuss with the help of experts how it could be regulated in Italy and in the EU. The assembly took place in the framework of the EU fundend project “Transeuropa Assemblies“.
People from all over Europe have been involved in this participatory process and discussed serveral proposals in debating panels, then voted by participants in the plenary and online.
Final recommendation of this assembly are made available below, and will be proposed to the EU institutions, as well as the national and local institution in Italy, according to the level of competence of the recommendation.
To learn more about the assembly, find here the videos of the first and second day of the event.
Below, the full list of recomendations approved by the assembly.
RECOMMENDATIONS APPROVED BY THE ASSEMBLY
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RECOMMENDATIONS |
GREEN (in favour) |
YELLOW (I’m not totally in favor but I’m not against it) |
RED (against) |
ABSTE NSION |
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ADOPTIONS |
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A |
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It is recommended that the staff of social services (social workers, psychologists) be adequately trained, in order to give all possible tools to effectively pursue the best interests of the child, taking into account both the importance, where possible, of maintaining the link with the family of origin, and the need to give children a new home. |
30 |
8 |
0 |
12 |
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ONLINE VOTATION |
50 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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TOTAL |
80 |
8 |
1 |
13 |
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A |
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It is recommended to implement the procedure for obtaining the decree of suitability for adoption, providing for more streamlined times and ways for obtaining it. |
34 |
6 |
0 |
10 |
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ONLINE VOTATION |
37 |
9 |
5 |
3 |
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TOTAL |
71 |
15 |
5 |
13 |
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A |
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It is recommended (in implementation of Article 40 of Law 149/2001) that the National Database, currently used by all juvenile courts, be created and made operational, and that the data contained therein can be processed to guide policies for the |
40 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
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reception of children in protection systems throughout the national territory. |
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ONLINE VOTATION |
51 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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TOTAL |
91 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
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A |
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It is recommended, in order to overcome any discrimination, to open adoptions to all forms of family, to single people, de facto couples and same- sex couples and to LGBQTIA+ people, with possible and appropriate amendments to Law 184 of 1983 and Law 76 of 2016. |
30 |
3 |
6 |
11 |
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ONLINE VOTATION |
43 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
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TOTAL |
73 |
11 |
9 |
11 |
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PREGNANCY FOR OTHERS |
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A |
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It is recommended to regulate Pregnancy for Others (GPA) in the solidarity form by providing for certain requirements such as, for example, access to single persons, same-sex or different-sex couples; that the pregnant woman has had at least one child and successfully passes a psycho-physical check for fitness and meets a minimum income. |
35 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
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ONLINE VOTATION |
45 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
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TOTAL |
80 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
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A |
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It is recommended to maintain the absolute prohibition of surrogacy as already provided for by art. 12 paragraph 6 of Law 40 of 2004. |
1 |
4 |
39 |
6 |
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ONLINE VOTATION |
Not carried out, as it emerged from the in-person votes not as a recommendation but as a point of dissent |
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TOTAL |
1 |
4 |
39 |
6 |
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A |
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The Civic Assembly drawn by lot on social parenthood commits the Municipalities and Regions to encourage moments of in-depth study on the theme of pregnancy for others, in consideration of the need to introduce adequate regulations to regulate the path of Pregnancy for Others, in order also to convey to the legislator the need to adequately deal with the issue. |
49 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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ONLINE VOTATION |
45 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
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TOTAL |
94 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
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ASSISTED REPRODUCTION |
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A |
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It is recommended to prohibit any assisted reproduction techniques. |
2 |
2 |
38 |
8 |
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ONLINE VOTATION |
Not carried out, as it emerged from the in-person votes not as a recommendation but as a point of dissent |
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TOTAL |
2 |
2 |
38 |
8 |
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A |
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It is recommended to amend Art. 5 of Law 40/2004, providing access to medically assisted procreation techniques also for single persons and same-sex couples living together or in a civil union. |
32 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
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ONLINE VOTATION |
46 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
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TOTAL |
78 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
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CIRCULATION OF FILIATION STATUS |
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A |
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The adoption of a Single European Certificate of Parentage is recommended. |
38 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
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ONLINE VOTATION |
52 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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TOTAL |
90 |
2 |
1 |
12 |
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A |
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It is recommended that local authorities such as Municipalities and Regions promote initiatives of knowledge, study and in-depth study of the evolution of family models, such as a listening observatory. |
37 |
7 |
0 |
6 |
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ONLINE VOTATION |
46 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
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TOTAL |
83 |
13 |
2 |
7 |
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A |
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It is recommended to draw up guidelines, to be proposed to all Italian municipalities, on the transcription of birth certificates of minors. |
38 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
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ONLINE VOTATION |
49 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
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TOTAL |
87 |
6 |
2 |
10 |
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EUROPEAN CERTIFICATE OF PARENTHOOD (European table conducted in English) |
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A |
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We recommend that the ECP is provided by the European Union throughout dedicated EU register offices in all member states. The ECP should be initially provided upon application in three ways: in person, by mail, online. The application online should be provided with an easy form. We |
50 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
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recommend that in the future the ECP will be automatically provided, for children born in EU, and included in the European Citizenship to reinforce the right of circulation in the EU. |
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A |
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We recommend the creation of EU registry of birth collecting national databases collected from national register offices. |
49 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
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A |
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We recommend the necessity to provide information in institutions and online about the possibility of getting the ECP and the process needed, and the need of a campaign informing on that. |
48 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
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A |
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About children born outside EU from EU parents, we recommend that, until they are recognized as legal parents in their EU country, they can apply for the ECP in dedicated EU support offices in the national embassies. |
50 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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A |
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We recommend a form of legal support accessible to parents on EU level that allows implication of their rights as parents against national discrimination. |
49 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
