Abortion returns to the spotlight in Italy 46 years after it was legalized
ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s far-right-led government wants to allow anti-abortion groups access to women considering ending their pregnancies, reviving tensions around abortion in Italy 46 years after it was legalized in the overwhelmingly Catholic country.
The Senate on Tuesday was voting on legislation tied to European Union COVID-19 recovery funds that includes an amendment sponsored by Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party. The text, already passed by the lower Chamber of Deputies, allows regions to permit groups “with a qualified experience supporting motherhood” to have access to public support centers where women considering abortions go to receive counseling.
For the right, the amendment merely fulfills the original intent of the 1978 law legalizing abortion, known as Law 194, which includes provisions to prevent the procedure and support motherhood.
Related articles
Mississippi lawmakers move toward restoring voting rights to 32 felons
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators advanced bills Monday to give voting rights back to 322024-04-24Shanghai company completes world's first delivery of 'air taxi'
AutoFlight, a leading electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) technology company, recently del2024-04-24- Co-curator of An Exhibition of Modern Art Education Context in China, Jin Wenyi (left), and visitors2024-04-24
China endeavors to keep ancient city of Pingyao alive
* The Chinese government has initiated a string of measures for the protection of Pingyao in north C2024-04-24Trump to meet with senior Japanese official after court session Tuesday in hush money trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is meeting with another foreign leader while he’s in2024-04-24Xiplomacy: Xi's APEC Visit Signifies Hope for China
Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom2024-04-24
atest comment