Italian Women Win Right to Elect Abortion
from Reuters
ROME —
Italian women have the right to choose abortion without telling their husbands or obtaining their consent, Italy’s constitutional court ruled last week.
The court ruling was made after a husband claimed damages for loss of paternity when his wife had an abortion in 1984 without his knowledge.
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