Right to conscious and responsible procreation and self-determination - Termination of pregnancy permissible only in cases provided for by law where there is a danger to pregnant woman’s health or life - The mere existence of malformations of the foetus not affecting woman’s life or health does not permit access to abortion

Status of child born (in Italy) through recourse to heterologous medically assisted reproduction (MAP), carried out by a female couple – Possibility of granting the status of child recognised also by the intentional mother, where the conditions for ‘‘adoption in special cases’’ are not fulfilled even though the courts have established that such recognition would be in the interests of the child

Discrimination on grounds of pregnancy or maternity constitutes a special example of gender-based discrimination - Non-renewal of the fixed-term contract of a pregnant worker - Refusal to appoint a pregnant woman or firing her because of her pregnancy or maternity status constitute a direct discrimination on grounds of sex

Possibility of voluntary termination of pregnancy - Requirements to perform therapeutic abortion - Failure to inform of possible foetus’ malformations

Criminalization of an economically disadvantaged and illiterate woman living in a rural context having suffered obstetric emergency resulting in miscarriage - Arrest, detention during the proceedings and conviction for aggravated homicide to the detriment of her still-born child found by the police in her house - Violation of the right to freedom from arbitrary detention and to the presumption of innocence - Ineffective investigations based on gender stereotypes and preconceptions rather than concrete evidence related to the intersectional axes of discrimination concerning her gender, geogr

Medically assisted reproduction – Alleged unequal treatment with respect to the use of heterologous medically assisted fertilisation, and violation of the principles of individual responsibility, social solidarity and protection of the personal identity of the child

Violation of women’s right to self-determination relating to termination of pregnancy – Compensation for so-called ‘damage from unwanted birth’ due to a doctor's error Requirements to perform therapeutic abortion – Failure to inform of possible foetus’ malformations

Conscientious objection - Voluntary termination of pregnancy - Pharmacological abortion

Registration in Italy of the birth certificate of a child who is a foreign national – Possibility of two persons of the same sex being recognised as parents where parentage is established under the foreign law applicable

Registration in Italy of the birth certificate of a child who is a foreign national – Possibility of two persons of the same sex being recognised as parents where parentage is established under the foreign law applicable

Medically assisted procreation – Refusal of the civil registrar to name the intended mother together with the biological mother

Refusal of the civil registrar to name in child’s birth certificate both women as mothers - Child conceived by medically assisted heterologous procreation and born abroad

Medically assisted reproduction, post-mortem homologous fertilization – Birth certificate establishing the paternity of the deceased father - Consent is decisive for the attribution of parenthood

Assisted Reproductive Technologies - Ban on same-sex couples and penalties for non-compliance - Alleged infringement of the fundamental right to parenthood in same-sex couples, unequal treatment on the basis of sexual orientation and economic conditions, violation of maternity protection, human dignity and the right to health, as well as the right to respect for private and family life and the prohibition of discrimination provided for by the ECHR and other international sources

Heterologous medically assisted procreation – Commodification of assisted procreation - Production and circulation of gametes for a fee contrary to the principles of free and voluntary donation of human tissues and cells

Negligent termination of pregnancy and manslaughter - Medical liability

Social policy, directive 2006/54/EC, equal treatment of men and women, access to employment and working conditions — Rejection of a candidate due to her pregnancy — Employee intervening in favour of that candidate, dismissal of that employee

Possibility of voluntary termination of pregnancy - Failure to inform of possible foetus’ malformations

Compensation for so-called ‘damage from unwanted birth’ due to a doctor's error - Erroneous performance of pregnancy termination surgery - Violation of parents' freedom of self-determination

Attempted non-consensual termination of pregnancy - Acts unequivocally aimed at terminating the pregnancy in progress by causing injury