The measures proposed by the Italian government on abortion “have no connection with the Pnrr”. This was stated today by a spokeswoman for the European Commission, when asked about the debate that is shaking Italian politics in recent days. What sparked the parliamentary conflict was an amendment presented by the Brothers of Italy to allow pro-life associations to enter the clinics. “The Pnrr decree contains measures that concern the governance structure of the Pnrr, but there are other aspects that are not covered and have no connection with the Pnrr, such as the law on abortion”, the spokesperson of the Pnrr specified today. EU executive in briefing newspaper with the press. The amendment to the Pnrr decree on the entry of pro-lifers into clinics was approved in the Budget Committee and will have to be voted on in the Chamber.
The text provides that the Regions, which are responsible for organizing the clinics, can avail themselves, without burdening public finances, of “the involvement of third sector entities” with “qualified experience in maternity support”. A move that met with strong resistance from the opposition. “What we are witnessing is the concretization of President Meloni’s Italy: only one woman in command, the others disappear, while their freedom to choose over their own bodies is continually called into question”, attacked the Democratic Party senator Cecilia D’Elia. Criticism also from Riccardo Magi, secretary of +Europa, who accuses the government of making “totally political”, but also “approximate and improper” use of the Pnrr funds.
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