A nation that refuses to turn motherhood into a marketplace.
There are moments in history when a nation chooses not what is easy, not what is fashionable, but what is right.
Italy has done exactly that, and under the leadership of Giorgia Meloni, it has emerged as the only major European country willing to defend the dignity of women, the sanctity of childhood, and the integrity of the family against the ruthless market of human life.
Contrary to online misinformation, Italy’s stand did not begin yesterday. The foundations were laid in Legge 40/2004, which already prohibited surrogacy on Italian soil. But in November 2024, Italy went a step further: it declared that Italians cannot simply outsource an unethical act to another country. Surrogacy abroad, even where it is legal, now constitutes a criminal offence for Italian citizens.
This is not bureaucracy. This is principle.
This is Italy saying clearly:
“A child is not a product. A woman is not a vessel. Parenthood is not a commercial transaction.”
Meloni’s Leadership: Clear, Consistent, Courageous
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called the ban nothing more than common sense. A phrase that shattered the hysteria of the radical liberal establishment. While Brussels lectures and moralises, Italy acted. While other governments follow trends, Meloni follows truth
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She defended women from being rented.
She defended children from being bought.
She defended society from becoming a marketplace for human life.
This is not politics. This is civilisation, and Italy stands almost alone.
Spain, France, Germany prohibit surrogacy at home. Yet they allow their citizens to travel elsewhere and exploit foreign women. Italy refused this hypocrisy. Italy chose consistency.
A Law Applied to All — But a Message Especially Clear
The extended ban applies equally to heterosexual and same-sex couples. It is not a “ban on LGBT surrogacy”, it is a ban on commercialised reproduction.
But here lies the heart of the matter:
Italy has refused the cultural pressure to normalise the idea that children can be purchased, tailored, ordered and delivered. It has rejected the idea that motherhood is a service industry. It has pushed back against a Western world that is forgetting the basics of human dignity.
And in doing so, Italy has reminded Europe what it once understood:
Not everything can be sold. Not everything can be outsourced. Not everything can be turned into a market transaction.
The Concept of a “Universal Crime” — And Why It Matters
The Italian law’s description of surrogacy as a reato universale sparked alarm among liberal activists. They understood the symbolism: placing surrogacy alongside crimes that violate universal human values is a declaration of moral war against the commodification of life.
It is Italy saying:
“This is not a lifestyle choice. This is a line that humanity must not cross.”
That is why Premier Meloni has faced such an aggressive reaction from the ideological establishment, because she’s not simply passing laws. She is declaring that there are values, there are boundaries, and there is a moral order worth defending.
Italy Lost a War in 1943 — But Won a Civilisational Battle in 2024
Italy lost the war on 8 September 1943. But in 2024, it won a far greater battle:
the battle against human anomalies and the commodification of life.
A nation that once saw collapse has now become a European leader in defending the core human truths that others abandoned under the pressure of ideology and global markets.
Italy stood up and said:
“We will not be ruled by human anomalies.”
“We will not let the family be deconstructed.”
“We will not turn life into merchandise.”
Meloni’s Italy: A Beacon of Civilisation in a Confused Europe
While EU bureaucrats preach, Italy defends. While others hesitate, Italy acts. While the West dissolves the meaning of motherhood, fatherhood, and childhood, Italy protects the family, the foundation upon which all nations rest.
Giorgia Meloni’s government has proven that Europe still has one country capable of moral clarity and national courage.
