A proposal to automatically give babies mother’s last name ignites a row in Italy.
26 March 2025
An Italian politician has proposed a law that would make it automatic for babies to be assigned their mother’s last name at birth, a step that would mark a rupture with tradition and has sparked a fiery debate.
Children born in Italy are automatically registered with their father’s last name, unless the father is absent from the child’s life.
Children born in Italy are automatically registered with their father’s last name, unless the father is absent from the child’s life.