Posted on 01/05/2022 1:51:46 PM PST by Mount Athos
Israel announced on Tuesday that the country will begin allowing same-sex couples, single fathers and transgender individuals to pursue parental surrogacy.
The news was delivered by Israeli health minister Nitzan Horowitz, who said the rules will take effect on Jan. 11.
The health ministry said the new rules will allow equal access to surrogacy across Israel.
Parenting children through surrogacy had previously been banned for same-sex couples, single men and transgender people in Israel.
Israel's highest court ruled last February that the ban was unconstitutional and current laws stipulate that surrogacy for parenthood is open only to heterosexual married couples or single women who have a genetic connection to the baby.
"The sweeping exclusion of homosexual men from the use of surrogacy is viewed as 'suspicious' discrimination, suggesting that this part of the population is inferior," Supreme Court President Esther Hayut and Justices Hanan Melcer and Neal Hendel wrote at the time.
"This is a historic day for the struggle of the LGBT community in Israel and for Israeli society as a whole. We are putting an end to years of injustice and discrimination -- the surrogacy equality revolution is underway," Horowitz told The Jerusalem Post.
Horowitz is the second openly-gay member of the Knesset, Israel's legislative body. In an interview with the Times of Israel, he called the topic a "personal struggle."
The first legal challenge to Israeli surrogacy laws was filed in 2011 by a same-sex couple and has dragged on for more than a decade.
God’s chosen people...
Lost the 6th election.
I saw this public information poster from Canada. “If you are uncomfortable because the person you see in the bathroom does not appear to be of an appropriate sex, just ignore it. They know where they’re supposed to be.”
Governments make some less than reasonable decisions. (I’m so proud of myself for the restrained way I worded that.)
I predict massive abuse of these children.
What the heck happened to Israel? Do they have a death wish?
“Israel announced on Tuesday that the country will begin allowing same-sex couples, single fathers and transgender individuals to pursue parental surrogacy.”
Big big mistake Israel.
Between the constant shots and homosexuality, there’s not going to be much of them left.
Israel needs a refresher course covering the book of Ezekiel.
Forsaking God’s Word can not end well.
Tel Aviv is a huge gay hub.
God promised Abraham a son from his dried up wife. Abraham
lost faith in God and hooked up with Hagar. God still
considered him worthy of His love.
Israel lost contact with God a number of times, and God let
it falter, but still considered it His chosen people.
We sin every single day. He still considers us His children.
Yeah, Israel isn’t perfect. Who knew?
How can we call out Israel, seeing what our nation is
doing.
It’s like a Dick Tracy movie, and all the evil characters
are in charge of our government, and then the public
jumps up and down and is pleased as can be.
Our judiciary and bureaucracy are bastions of pervert liberals just like in the USA.
No mystery.
It’s not so much as it’s huge, it’s just that it attracts foreign queers from the area because they get killed in places like Turkey.
Normalize relations = all their gays come to Tel Aviv for gay vacation.
Sad that Russia has more morality in some areas than the United States and Israel.
“Sad that Russia has more morality in some areas than the United States and Israel.”
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That’s true. I don’t think they are mandating the vax there either.
I’ve had an opportunity to witness - via online chatting, not in person thank Nob - a couple of l3sbos battle over a little kid. Other things too. When homosexual couples break up, it’s extra nasty. This is not going to end well, whether they’re still the chosen people or not.
Well, it’s Israel, so it must be ok. Ask anyone at FR.
Israel is actually a liberal, socialist country. Anyone who thinks otherwise hasn’t been paying much attention…
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