Israel’s unity government to help gay couples become parents
Into the outline of the new government, Knesset member Itzik Shmuli has succeeded in introducing a clause by which the state will financially assist same-sex couples undertake surrogacy procedures abroad.
Designated Welfare and Social Services Minister Itzik Shmuli (Labor party) is one of five openly homosexual lawmakers currently serving in the Israeli Knesset. The most senior among them is Justice Minister Amir Ohana.
In March 2019, 40-year-old Shmuli announced on social media that he had become a father together with his partner, following a lengthy, frustrating and costly surrogacy process carried out in Rhode Island.
