Diritti e doveri delle persone stabilmente conviventi
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DiCo, an acronym for Diritti e doveri delle persone stabilmente conviventi (Rights and Duties for Stably Cohabiting People), refers to a bill
presented to the Senate
of Italian Parliament on February 8th 2007 by the Prodi II Cabinet
, concerning a number of rights for heterosexual and homosexual cohabiting couples. The proposal falls short of the civil unions introduced in several other European countries in recent years.
The main goal of the DiCo bill was to give cohabiting partners, irrespective of their sexual orientation, inheritance and alimony rights (after nine and three years of living together, respectively). It would also allow one partner to make decisions on funeral arrangements and organ donation when the other dies. According to the law proposal, partners would have to go to the registry office to declare their de facto union, but no ceremony akin to marriage would be celebrated. In fact, the partners do not even need to register the union at the same time.
The text of the bill has been mainly composed by the legal staffs of two ministers of Prodi's cabinet, Barbara Pollastrini
, Minister for Equal Opportunities and (at that time) member of the Democrats of the Left
party (now member of the Democratic Party
), and Rosy Bindi
, Minister for Family and former Christian Democracy
, at that time member of the Daisy, (now member of the Democratic Party
), too.
The examination of the law was stopped during the same cabinet.
Bill (proposed law)
A bill is a proposed law under consideration by a legislature. A bill does not become law until it is passed by the legislature and, in most cases, approved by the executive. Once a bill has been enacted into law, it is called an act or a statute....
presented to the Senate
Italian Senate
The Senate of the Republic is the upper house of the Italian Parliament. It was established in its current form on 8 May 1948, but previously existed during the Kingdom of Italy as Senato del Regno , itself a continuation of the Senato Subalpino of Sardinia-Piedmont established on 8 May 1848...
of Italian Parliament on February 8th 2007 by the Prodi II Cabinet
Prodi II Cabinet
The Prodi II Cabinet was the cabinet of the government of Italy from 17 May 2006 to 8 May 2008, a total of 722 days, or 1 year, 11 months and 21 days...
, concerning a number of rights for heterosexual and homosexual cohabiting couples. The proposal falls short of the civil unions introduced in several other European countries in recent years.
The main goal of the DiCo bill was to give cohabiting partners, irrespective of their sexual orientation, inheritance and alimony rights (after nine and three years of living together, respectively). It would also allow one partner to make decisions on funeral arrangements and organ donation when the other dies. According to the law proposal, partners would have to go to the registry office to declare their de facto union, but no ceremony akin to marriage would be celebrated. In fact, the partners do not even need to register the union at the same time.
The text of the bill has been mainly composed by the legal staffs of two ministers of Prodi's cabinet, Barbara Pollastrini
Barbara Pollastrini
Barbara Pollastrini is an Italian politician and university professor....
, Minister for Equal Opportunities and (at that time) member of the Democrats of the Left
Democrats of the Left
The Democrats of the Left was a social-democratic Italian political party and part of the Olive Tree electoral coalition, which merged with a number of centrist and leftist groups to form the Democratic Party on 14 October 2007...
party (now member of the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Italy)
The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, that is the second-largest in the country. The party is led by Pier Luigi Bersani, who was elected in the 2009 leadership election....
), and Rosy Bindi
Rosy Bindi
Maria Rosaria Bindi, best known as Rosy Bindi is an Italian politician and the current President of the Democratic Party.-Career:...
, Minister for Family and former Christian Democracy
Christian Democracy (Italy)
Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield ....
, at that time member of the Daisy, (now member of the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Italy)
The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, that is the second-largest in the country. The party is led by Pier Luigi Bersani, who was elected in the 2009 leadership election....
), too.
The examination of the law was stopped during the same cabinet.
See also
- Same-sex marriage in Italy
- Recognition of same-sex unions in Italy
- Domestic partnershipDomestic partnershipA domestic partnership is a legal or personal relationship between two individuals who live together and share a common domestic life but are neither joined by marriage nor a civil union...