This marks another win for fathers and LGBT families around the world
Ontario just passed a legislation that gives equal parenting rights to all parents regardless of whether they come from an LGBTQ family, are straight, whether their children were conceived naturally or artificially.
According to the press release, the law will come into effect on January 1st 2017. The All Families Are Equal Act will
Provide greater clarity and certainty for parents who use assisted reproduction to conceive a child
Provide a streamlined process for the legal recognition of parents who use a surrogate, together with requirements meant to protect the rights of all parties through independent legal advice and confirmation of the surrogate’s consent both before conception and after birth
Reduce the need for parents who use assisted reproduction to have to go to court to have their parental status recognized in law
The global parenting scene is gradually becoming more open to unconventional parenting and breaking the mold from the previously though notion that only opposite sex parents can have legal rights over a child.
Some countries, however, are still lagging behind on equal rights for LGBT individuals. For instance, child custody laws in Thailand do not apply to same sex couples, because under Thai law, same-sex marriages are still not recognized.
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