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Switzerland passed a referendum this Sunday Same-sex marriage, Which will allow these couples to adopt children or access assisted reproductive technology in the case of women.
64% of the Swiss who voted in the referendum supported this initiative, which was proposed by the government after eight years of political and parliamentary debate on the need to recognize the rights and obligations of same-sex couples with respect to heterosexual couples.
Except for the radical right-wing UDC party, certain religious groups, and other advocates that marriage should be reserved for couples composed of a man and a woman, other political organizations support the initiative, among which the Green Party is the standard bearer.
Switzerland became the 30th country in the world to accept this kind of marriage character, so it left a small group of Western European countries that have not legalized gay marriage. Italy, Greece and Liechtenstein still remain in it, although all three countries have different types Of legal figures recognize these unions.
“Registered Alliance”
So far, Switzerland has managed the union of two persons of the same sex through a “registered alliance”. This number was approved in 2007. Since then, it has been guaranteed that they have the same rights as spouses of opposite sex, such as choosing a common surname, receiving income from inheritance spouses or widows, etc. Since 2018, it has also allowed them to adopt the couple’s son or daughter.
From now on, married female couples will be able to accept sperm donations in Switzerland, where anonymous donations are prohibited, so the child will know the identity of the donor when he reaches 18 years old, even though the two women will be recognized as mothers from birth.
On the other hand, the Surrogacy For male couples, they can choose to adopt.
Twenty years ago, the Netherlands was the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.