Riksdag notification on digital confirmation of parenthood

The plan wants to move toward legislation that is based on how people actually live, with modern family law, and give rainbow families strong legal protection. Making digital confirmation of parenthood possible even before birth removes a distinction that is based on parents' marital status and strengthens the child's legal standing from the start. The plan also emphasizes work toward stronger rights for children.

• modern family lawdecisive»Vi vill fortsätta att gå mot en lagstiftning som utgår« (party programme ↗)“We want to continue moving toward legislation that is based”
• legal protection for all families»bland annat om att ge regnbågsfamiljer ett gott rättsligt skydd.« (party programme ↗)“including giving rainbow families strong legal protection.”
• stronger children's rights»Utvecklingen mot starkare rättigheter för barn är en av de progressiva« (party programme ↗)“The development toward stronger rights for children is one of the progressive”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan rejects all tendencies to discriminate against people based on background and demands equal rights and responsibilities for all citizens, just as equal rights and equal responsibility for women and men in family life. That a child should not be specially treated legally based on parents' marital status follows from these principles and argues for digital confirmation of parenthood being enabled before birth. The plan does not address parental rules.

• equal rights for alldecisive»Lika rättigheter och skyldigheter för alla medborgare och starkt skydd mot« (party programme ↗)“Equal rights and responsibilities for all citizens and strong protection against”
• no special treatment»Socialdemokratin avvisar alla tendenser att dela upp och göra skillnad på människor utifrån deras« (party programme ↗)“Social democracy rejects all tendencies to divide and discriminate against people based on their”
• equal responsibility in family life»Den kräver lika rätt och lika ansvar för kvinnor och män i« (party programme ↗)“It demands equal rights and equal responsibility for women and men in”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan establishes that all families shall have equal rights regardless of how they look and that society shall be adapted to different family constellations. The election manifesto wants to adapt family policy so that it becomes gender-neutral and strengthen the rights of all types of families. That the child shall not be treated differently legally based on the parents' marital status, and that confirmation shall be possible before birth, follows directly from these commitments.

• equal rights for all familiesdecisive»Alla familjer ska ha lika rättigheter, oavsett hur de ser ut.« (party programme ↗)“All families shall have equal rights, regardless of how they look.”
• gender-neutral family policy»anpassa familjepolitiken så att den blir könsneutral och stärka rättigheterna för stjärnfamiljer, det vill säga alla olika typer av familjer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“adapt family policy so that it becomes gender-neutral and strengthen the rights of star families, that is, all different types of families.”
• child's right to their parents»Alla barn ska ges rätt till alla sina föräldrar.« (party programme ↗)“All children shall be given the right to all their parents.”
• the best interests of the child decide»Barnkonventionen är svensk lag och barnets bästa ska alltid vara avgörande när beslut fattas kring barn.« (party programme ↗)“The Convention on the Rights of the Child is Swedish law and the best interests of the child shall always be decisive when decisions are made concerning children.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan establishes that all people have equal rights and value and that society's actors shall adopt the individual's perspective, where children's rights are of the greatest importance. That a child shall not be treated differently in law based on parents' marital status, and that digital confirmation of parenthood should therefore be possible before birth, follows from this and from the plan's positive view of digital solutions. The plan does not address parental confirmation, so the conclusion is derived.

• children's rights firstdecisive»Samhällets aktörer ska inta individens perspektiv. Av största betydelse är då barnens rättigheter och perspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“Society's actors shall adopt the individual's perspective. Of the greatest importance are then children's rights and perspectives.”
• equal rights and value»Alla människor har lika rätt och värde, alla har samma grundläggande rättigheter och skyldigheter.« (party programme ↗)“All people have equal rights and value, all have the same basic rights and duties.”
• every child's right»Särskilt viktigt är att värna varje barns rätt att bli respekterad och att bli sedd för den man är.« (party programme ↗)“It is particularly important to protect every child's right to be respected and to be seen for who they are.”
• digitalization on equal terms»Digitalisering på lika villkor, oavsett var man bor, är en förutsättning för demokrati och möjliggör decentralisering.« (party programme ↗)“Digitalization on equal terms, regardless of where one lives, is a prerequisite for democracy and enables decentralization.”

The plan establishes that all public functions that can be made digitally accessible at reasonable cost shall also be made so, which supports the requirement for digital parental acknowledgment even before birth. It also requires that everyone has the same right to respect for their private and family life and wants to facilitate recognition of parenthood. That the children's convention is Swedish law strengthens the conclusion that the child should not be specially treated based on parents' civil status.

• digitally accessible administrationdecisive»En central princip är därför att alla offentliga funktioner som till en rimlig kostnad kan göras digitalt tillgängliga också ska göras digitalt tillgängliga.« (party programme ↗)“A central principle is therefore that all public functions that can be made digitally accessible at reasonable cost shall also be made digitally accessible.”
• equal right to family life»Alla ska ha samma rätt till respekt för sitt privat- och familjeliv.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone shall have the same right to respect for their private and family life.”
• easier recognition of parenthood»Vi vill möjliggöra altruistiskt värdmödraskap här i Sverige och underlätta för de par som i utlandet använder värdmödraskap att i här i Sverige erkännas som barnets föräldrar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to enable altruistic surrogacy here in Sweden and facilitate for couples who abroad use surrogacy to be recognized as the child's parents here in Sweden.”
• children's rights»Genom att FN:s barnkonvention införlivats i svensk lag tydliggörs barns och ungas rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“By incorporating the UN children's convention into Swedish law, children's and young people's rights are clarified.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan states that the child's best interests shall come first and that children have the right to contact with both their parents, and that the family has the right to society's protection. That parenthood can be confirmed digitally already before birth gives the child legal security from the first moment. The plan also recognises that families look different and should have the same respect and support, which argues against children being treated differently according to their parents' marital status.

• the child's best interests foremostdecisive»barnkonvention stadgar att barnets bästa ska komma i främsta rummet.« (party programme ↗)“convention states that the child's best interests shall come first.”
• child's right to both parents»Barn behöver och har rätt till kontakt med båda sina föräldrar.« (party programme ↗)“Children need and have the right to contact with both their parents.”
• equal respect for different families»Familjen består i de flesta fall av mamma, pappa och barn men i vårt samhälle finns andra« (party programme ↗)“The family consists in most cases of mum, dad and children but in our society there are other”
• the family has the right to protection»Familjen är den naturliga och grundläggande enheten i samhället och har rätt till samhällets« (party programme ↗)“The family is the natural and basic unit in society and has the right to society's”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The counter-proposal wants to make digital confirmation of parenthood possible already before birth and argues that children should not be treated differently legally based on parents' marital status. The plan notes that family policy is not up to date and promises that all family legislation shall be gender-neutral, so that the law follows how people actually form families. The party programme's demand for equality before the law speaks in the same direction.

• modernise family policydecisive»Samtidigt är familjepolitiken inte tidsenlig och utformad utifrån hur människor idag väljer att bilda familj och leva sina liv.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“At the same time family policy is not up to date and designed based on how people today choose to form families and live their lives.”
• neutral family legislation»Se till att all familjelagstiftning är könsneutral« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that all family legislation is gender-neutral”
• equality before the law»Det jämlika människovärdet är grunden för likheten inför lagen« (party programme ↗)“Equal human worth is the foundation for equality before the law”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan states that children's need for both their parents shall be met regardless of family constellation and that the child's best interest shall always be considered. Making digital confirmation of parenthood possible already before birth strengthens the child's legal connection to both parents from the start and avoids children being treated differently based on parents' marital status. It also aligns with the plan's view of joint custody as the norm.

• children's right to both parentsdecisive»Att barns behov av båda sina föräldrar tillgodoses, oavsett vilken familjekonstellation vuxna personer väljer är grundläggande.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That children's need for both their parents is met, regardless of what family constellation adults choose, is fundamental.”
• the child's best interest»Att barnets bästa alltid ska beaktas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That the child's best interest shall always be considered”
• joint custody as norm»Att gemensam vårdnad utgör norm« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That joint custody constitutes the norm”
• the child's best interest in family policy»Sverigedemokraternas familjepolitik är att barnens bästa skall beaktas i alla situationer« (party programme ↗)“The Sweden Democrats' family policy is that the child's best interests shall be considered in all situations”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.