Italian Civil Rights Campaigner Emma Bonino Dies at 78

Emma Bonino, leader of abortion and divorce battles that changed Italy, dies at 78 - AP News

Emma Bonino, leader of abortion and divorce battles that changed Italy, dies at 78  AP News

Emma Bonino, Italian politician who fought for abortion access, dies aged 78 - reuters.com

Emma Bonino, Italian politician who fought for abortion access, dies aged 78  reuters.com

Emma Bonino, Italian Campaigner for Civil Rights, Dies at 78

In nearly five decades in politics, Ms. Bonino wielded outsize influence on Italian discourse, helping erode the political sway of the Catholic Church.

By Josephine de La Bruyère

Emma Bonino, prominent humanist in Italian politics, dies at 78

A tireless defender of human rights, Emma Bonino served in the Italian and European parliaments, as foreign affairs minister, and as European commissioner. The historic figure of the Italian Radical Party died in Rome on Friday.

Emma Bonino, radical Italian politician who stood up to Vatican, dies aged 78

Militant feminist led campaigns to legalise abortion and divorce and went on to become foreign minister Emma Bonino, the radical Italian politician who led campaigns to legalise abortion and divorce against the objections of the Vatican, has died aged 78. “Today we lose not only our leader but also one of the most clear-sighted, courageous and free figures in the political history of our country,” the small party she founded, More Europe, said on Facebook on Friday. Continue reading...

By Guardian staff and agencies in Rome

Emma Bonino, Italian politician who fought for abortion rights, dies aged 78

Emma Bonino’s life in politics began with a crime. In 1974, at a time when abortion was illegal in Italy, ⁠she travelled to a clandestine clinic in Florence ⁠to terminate an unplanned pregnancy. “Coming back by train at night, I ⁠decided that never, never, never again should anyone have to suffer this humiliation,” she later recalled. A year later, determined to drag abortion out of the shadows, she handed herself in to police, turning her private “offence” into a public act of defiance. The...

By Reuters

Italian Feminist Fighter Emma Bonino Dies - Barron's

Italian Feminist Fighter Emma Bonino Dies  Barron's

Emma Bonino: Leader of abortion and divorce battles that changed Italy, dies aged 78

Bonino served as foreign minister, trade minister and EU affairs minister in Italian center-left governments

By Giada Zampano

Emma Bonino, Leader Behind Italy's Divorce And Abortion Reforms, Dies

Bonino first got involved in Italian politics because she wanted to change the law. At 26, she became pregnant and had an abortion, even though it was illegal at that time.

Bonino left an indelible mark on the Republic says Mattarella

(ANSA) - ROME, 11 SET - President Sergio Mattarella on Friday expressed "deep sorrow" at the death of civil-rights campaigner and former European Commissioner and Italian foreign minister Emma Bonino. "She left an indelible mark on the life of the Republic through her tenacious, consistent commitment," Mattarella said in a statement. "A Radical, a liberal, a feminist, and a staunch pro-European, she played a leading role in movements and reforms that shaped the course of our society. "Serving...

By ANSA

Italian feminist fighter Emma Bonino dies at 78

Emma Bonino, a long-time Italian radical activist and veteran of battles for divorce and abortion rights, has died at the age of 78. Read More: https://punchng.com/italian-feminist-fighter-emma-bonino-dies-at-78/

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