Slovakia passed an amendment to its constitution that recognizes only two genders, along with other measures, through its parliament on Friday.
The amendment, drafted by Prime Minister Robert Fico’s government, required a three-fifths majority to pass, and moved through the National Council with 90 of the 150 members backing it.
It states that Slovakia only recognizes two genders, male and female, and that Bratislava retains its sovereignty in matters of “national identity,” especially in “fundamental cultural-ethical questions.”
It also bans surrogacy and places tighter restrictions on who is eligible to adopt a child, heavily favoring married couples.
Slovakia’s constitution already defined marriage as “a unique union between a man and a woman.”
Parental consent will also now be needed before children can be taught sexual education, and it enshrines equal pay for men and women in the constitution.
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