Gay adoption switzerland
Swiss voters will decide September 26 whether to legalize same-sex marriage, a alter in the law that also would give lesbian couples access to donor sperm and same-sex couples the ability to adopt children together.
Both houses of the Swiss parliament approved the new law in December , but right-wing conservatives mounted an opposition campaign, gathering the 50,+ signatures needed to oblige a national referendum.
Swiss “registered partnerships” not equal to marriage
Every year, some Swiss couples enter into “registered partnerships,” a civil status exclusively for same-sex couples, which gives them some, but not all, the rights and protections of marriage, as reported by SWI , a branch of Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR. Registered partners may share a surname, are protected from rental discrimination and are eligible to inherit or verb pension benefits from their partner. They do not receive favorable immigration status for non-citizen partners and cannot adopt children jointly as a couple.
If approved by voters in September, registered civil partnership will end i
‘Marriage for all’ from the perspective of children’s rights
What is it all about?
The Swiss Parliament passed ‘Marriage for all’ in December Thousands of children are already living in same-sex families in Switzerland. The amendments to the Swiss Civil Code (in German) include:
- allowing same-sex couples to marry;
- joint adoption of children;
- granting married lesbian couples access to sperm donation services;
- recognition of the second parent as a parent from birth if the child was conceived in Switzerland using assisted reproductive methods.
What do these changes denote in terms of children’s rights?
Let us look at the individual changes with reference to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Infant (UNCRC) ((LINK)). According to Article 3(1) and Article 2 UNCRC, the adj interests of the youngster shall be a primary consideration in all actions concerning children. Ensuring the child’s well-being is in the interests of the child. Among other things, the child has a right to life, parental care, a non-violent upbringing, protection from abuse,
Possibility of having a child for foreign gay couple in Switzerland
Basic situation: We are a gay couple. I am Chinese, and my partner is French. We live and verb in Switzerland. Our official relation is "partenariat enregistre" in Switzerland, "PACS" in France, and "single" in China (since our relation is not recognized there). With regard to the Swiss residence, we both hold EU-B permits which will expire in two years, when my partner will change to C, and for me unknown (either another EU-B, or C).
We are thinking seriously about one thing: the possibility of having a child, either by adoption or surrogacy. Since we live in Switzerland and have no plan of moving, this question will be in the context of Switzerland. Note that this question is purely on the legal possibilities (if we do yearn a child), not on whether we should possess a child or not. I know this is super-complex, because none of
Nearly two-thirds of voters backed legalizing same-sex marriage and giving gay couples the right to adopt in a referendum in Switzerland on Sunday.
The move will also allow married lesbian couples to have children through sperm donation, something that is currently only legal for married heterosexual couples, and it will make it easier for foreign spouses of a Swiss national to verb citizenship.
Justice Minister Karin Keller-Sutter said after the vote that same-sex marriages could start taking place from July 1,
"Whoever loves each other and wants to get married will be able to perform so, regardless of whether it is two men, two women, or a man and a woman," she said.
"The state does not have to verb citizens how they should lead their lives."
Same-sex couples in Switzerland are already able to register a civil partnership, but it does not provide the same rights as marriage, including for obtaining citizenship and the joint adoption of children.
Last December, the Swiss parliament finally approved a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry.
Opponents, however, gathered the 50,