Demonstration outside the Italian Ministry of Health to demand
the right to free, safe abortion, marking International Safe Abortion
Day, 28 September 2024
Faced with high refusal rates among doctors on moral or religious grounds, Sicily last year passed a law requiring public hospitals to set up dedicated abortion wards and hire staff willing to carry out the procedure.
This year, however, Italy’s Constitutional Court has barred Sicily from advertising jobs reserved for health workers willing to perform abortions. However, they said the southern region could find alternative ways to safeguard access to the service.
SOURCE: Reuters, by Angelo Amante, 27 March 2024. PHOTO: REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo.