Italian Politician Dies

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   Emma Bonino, who rose to prominence as a leader of campaigns by the Radical Party that legalized abortion and divorce in the 1970s in heavily Roman Catholic Italy, has died.

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• 11 Sep Emma Bonino, Italian politician who fought for abortion access, dies aged 78Emma Bonino, a 78-year-old Italian politician who fought for abortion access, has died. Her life in politics began when she traveled to a clandestine clinic in Florence to terminate an unplanned pregnancy in 1974 and was later arrested, which led to her involvement in the campaign that eventually legalized abortion in Italy in 1978. Bonino went on to have a dynamic career spanning five decades, serving as foreign…The Straits Times
• 11 Sep Emma Bonino, Italian politician who fought for abortion rights, dies aged 78Emma Bonino, a 78-year-old Italian politician, has died after a career that spanned five decades of fighting for social justice and gender equality. Bonino's life in politics began in 1974 when she traveled to a clandestine abortion clinic and later turned herself in to police, sparking a campaign that led to the legalization of abortion in Italy in 1978. She was a high-profile politician who served as foreign…South China Morning Post
• 11 Sep Emma Bonino, leader of abortion and divorce battles that changed Italy, dies aged 78Emma Bonino, a leading figure in Italy's abortion and divorce battles in the 1970s, has died at age 78. She co-founded organizations that provided information on and performed abortions before they were legalized in 1978. Throughout her five-decade career, Bonino held various positions, including European commissioner and leader of the liberal +Europa party. Her death was announced by her party, which praised her…The Hindu
• 11 Sep Emma Bonino: Leader of abortion and divorce battles that changed Italy, dies aged 78Emma Bonino, a leader of the Radical Party in Italy, has died at age 78. She was a key figure in campaigns to legalize abortion and divorce in the 1970s, pushing against Vatican objections. During her 50-year career, she served as a European commissioner, co-founded Hands Off Cain, and ran for president in 1999. Bonino remained a prominent voice on Italian politics until her death, continuing to speak out on issues…The Independent

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