Italy's
highest court says gay couples can bring up children as well as heterosexual
couples in a landmark ruling (Thinkstock)
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Italy's
highest court says gay couples
can bring up children as well as
heterosexual
couples in a landmark
ruling (Thinkstock)
|
Italy's
highest court has ruled gay couples can bring up children as well as
heterosexual couples in a landmark decision in a predominantly Catholic country
where the issue is a hot-button topic ahead of a general election in February.
"There
is no scientific certainty or concrete evidence but only prejudice" behind
the idea that "living in a homosexual family is damaging for the growth of
a child," the court's ruling said.
The court's
ruling was on a case brought by a man against his former partner who had
custody of their child and is now living in a lesbian relationship.
The gay
rights group Arcigay hailed a "historic verdict" and said:
"Children are brought up by love and not by their parents' sexual
orientation".
The issue
of rights for gay couples including marriage and adoption are frequently
debated in Italy, especially in an election season in which each party is
trying to attract as many votes as possible without angering the Catholic
Church.
The Vatican
considers the only real family as one based on marriage between a man and a
woman.
Adoptions
by gay couples are illegal in Italy.
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