An Italian city has begun removing the names of non-biological mothers of same-sex couples from children’s birth certificates—a move that the country’s government insists is in line with the existing laws.

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Luca Ciriani, the minister for parliamentary relations, said that “in Italy, marriage is only between a man and a woman, and therefore only the biological parent is the parent whose surname can be registered.”