Portuguese Parliament vote overwhelmingly in favour of extending medically assisted reproduction to all women.
The Network of European LGBTIQĀ Families Associations (NELFA) are delighted at Portugalās extension of medically assisted reproduction to all women.
Until recently, this type of medical assistance was only made available to married heterosexual couples. With this vote, single women and lesbian married couples will also be able to benefit from this assistance to become pregnant.
Isabel Advirta, President of the Board of ILGA Portugal and a mother herself, said: “It was about time that this discrimination against women in the Portuguese legal system was brought to an end. I am very happy for all the women and couples whose pregnancy projects will now have a greater chance of success, without them having to cross any borders to make their dreams come true.”
Maria von KƤnel, President of the Board of NELFA, added: āThe Portuguese parliament voted on the right side of history. This is one more injustice out of the window, placing Portugal in the top ranking of LGBTIQ equality.ā
NELFA brings together LGBTI parents and parents-to-be from all over Europe, and currently represents 27 organisations in 18 European countries, with more than 25,500 members.
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