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France: The Court of Cassation refuses a transgender woman to be considered the mother of her daughter

A transgender woman, born a man, demanded the right to be considered the mother of her daughter, conceived in a natural way but when she had already changed marital status. The Court of Cassation dismissed his appeal.

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Ecuador: Organizations announce collection of signatures to veto the Health Code

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The National Front for the Family together with other civil society organizations and religious groups announced yesterday in Guayaquil the beginning of the collection of signatures and mobilizations to request the total presidential veto of the Organic Health Code (COS), a norm that was approved by the National Assembly, last Tuesday, August 25.

China: Same-sex couple go to court over child custody

A court in Zhoushan, East China's Zhejiang Province, has filed a child custody case of a same-sex couple, a controversial case because it is difficult to determine who is the children's mother as one of the women donated eggs while the other gave birth to the children.

Indonesia: Anti-LGBT, anti-S&M Family Resilience Bill unlikely to pass

The hugely controversial Family Resilience Bill, which has been widely criticized for its propositions to give authorities legal justification to invade the privacy of citizens (some in matters related to the sheets), is unlikely to pass into law, according to a lawmaker overseeing matters related to social welfare, religion, and the empowerment of women.

Indonesia’s ‘family resilience’ push by lawmakers ridiculed by women and activists

Islamic-based parties have initiated a bill that would force married women to not work, ‘rehabilitate’ LGBT individuals, and jail sperm and egg donors

Another politician proposed a decree requiring rich Indonesian men to marry poor women in a bid to reduce poverty

Indonesia bill on family targets surrogacy, 'sexual deviations'

Politicians from four Indonesian parties are backing a so-called “Family Resilience” bill that would outlaw surrogacy and require LGBT people to seek treatment at rehabilitation centers, prompting outrage on social media and criticism from activists.

Indonesia: Family resilience bill would criminalize surrogacy, sperm donation

A controversial bill on family resilience recently proposed by members of the House of Representatives is expected to cause controversy as it contains a number of provisions that strictly prohibit and criminalize sperm donation and surrogacy.