access to social welfare, succession/inheritance rights etc.
O’ Mahony’s report, thousands of children in Ireland will finally Equality for Children have a petition calling on the government to act swiftly and adopt all of these recommendations into legislation governing assisted human reproduction. Sign the petition now on their website or across all their social channels.
report on children’s rights and best interests in the context of assisted human reproduction. If adopted, the recommendations contained in this report would address numerous legislative gaps that exist for LGBTQ+ families in Ireland. Ranae von Meding, CEO of Equality for Children says, “Professor Conor O’Mahony’s report represents another crucial step forward in our be able to have a legal parent- child relationship with both of their parents, something that has been denied to them to date.” campaign. By adopting all of the recommendations in Professor
Equality for Children is a not for profit organisation which was founded in 2019 by a group of LGBTQ+ parents who came together to fight for equality for their children. The majority of LGBTQ+ couples require Assisted Human Reproduction (AHR) treatment in order to be able to conceive a child. However, most children born through AHR treatment are left in an uncertain legal position without any functioning legal framework to establish a legal parent-child relationship with both of their parents. This has many practical impacts for the children of these families in areas such as; birth registration, citizenship provisions, childcare and/or educational provisions,
There is a misconception that with the marriage referendum, equality has been achieved. The introduction of the Children and Families Relationships Act (CFRA) last May meant that, for the first time, same sex female couples who met the criteria could go to court and both be recognised as thier childs’ legal parents. Going forward from May 2020, any female couple who conceive and birth their child in the way set out in the CFRA, will have automatic recognition of both parents from birth. The progress was welcome, but legislation is needed to recognise all remaining LGBTQ+ family units for what they are - families - and give equal rights to both parents. In recent months, the Irish Government published a
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