La Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN) reconoció este miércoles el derecho de las parejas del mismo sexo a tener hijos por medio de la técnica de reproducción asistida. El proyecto elaborado por el Ministro José Ramón Cossío Díaz dió la razón a dos hombres que por medio de una mujer, buscaron la fecundación in vitro. El Ministro señaló que negar el derecho sería atentar contra el libre desarrollo de la personalidad y la garantía a la vida privada.
La pareja que radica en el estado de Yucatán decidió acudir al Registro Civil para que su hijorecibiera el apellido de los dos padres varones, el encargado se negó argumentando que la ley no permitía hacerlo, pues el menor sólo cuenta con la relación sanguínea de uno de los padres.
Un Juez de Distrito determinó que podía existir vínculo si se demostraba que se habían respetado las garantías mínimas a través del vientre subrogado. Read more via SCJN
SCJN recognizes the right of a same-sex couple to have children via assisted reproduction
The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) recognized on Wednesday the right of same-sex couples to have children through the technique of assisted reproduction. The project prepared by Minister José Ramón Cossío Díaz gave the reason to two men who, through a woman, sought in vitro fertilization . The Minister pointed out that to deny the right would be to attempt against the free development of the personality and the guarantee of privacy.
The couple who lives in the state of Yucatan decided to go to the Civil Registry so that their son could receive the surname of the two male parents, the manager refused, arguing that the law did not allow him to do so, since the minor only has one's blood relationship. parental.
A District Judge determined that a link could exist if it was demonstrated that the minimum guarantees had been respected through the subrogated womb.
Court lets gay couple in Yucatan register their son
Mexico City — The Supreme Court unanimously allowed a gay male couple from Yucatan to register their 3-year-old child with their own last names.
The child was conceived with a surrogate mother.
Justices agreed with Minister José Ramón Cossío Díaz that the minor’s rights would be upheld in the decision. Protecting couple’s right to a private life was also a factor in the decision, the court said.
“The minor requires for his development to have all the rights derived from being legally tied to parents,” the ruling said. Food, inheritance, care, education and affection are considered the rights of every child in Mexico.
The infant’s biological mother has made no custody claims on the infant.
The court ruled that the child is best “cared for by people who want to take care of him and have done so since his birth.”
The matter went before the court after Yucatan Civil Registry authorities refused to register the child on the grounds that there was no biological link between the minor and one of the two dads.
In the ruling, the federal judge cited Article 4 of Mexico’s Constitution, which safeguards the right of every person to decide freely to have children, as many and as often as they choose, without any regard to sexual preference. The ruling follows a precedent that began when a lesbian couple in Yucatan filed an amparo under similar circumstances in 2015.