Italy passes measures to allow anti-abortion activists to enter abortion clinics


by The Guardian

The Guardian— Opposition parties say women’s rights dealt blow after package approved by Georgia Meloni’s cabinetItalian opposition parties have said women’s rights in Italy have been dealt a “heavy” blow after parliament passed a measure by Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government allowing anti-abortion activists to enter abortion consultation clinics.The measure forms part of a package of initiatives approved by Meloni’s cabinet that will be funded by the EU’s post-pandemic recovery fund, of which Italy is the...

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