The agenda of the Democratic Party on the right to abortion and counseling centers was rejected. 18 parliamentarians abstained, rather than voting no, many of them from the majority.
15 deputies from the League, including the group leader Riccardo Molinari, and a deputy from FI who had already abstained yesterday on a similar agenda. The votes in favor of the agenda were 93, against 117, says the ANSA news agency. "On ethical issues we left freedom of conscience, and therefore there were those who followed the government's instructions and those who abstained," says the leader of the League. The government and the majority have thrown away the mask, says Ilenia Malavasi, a deputy. She points the finger at "a continuous attack on women's freedom of choice." The agenda was rejected in the Chamber of Deputies on Thursday.