G7. Abortion, a bone of contention between leaders? It is yellow on the text of the final declarations

By will of the Italian government, the theme of IVG would be missing from the final draft of the summit. Opposition women rise up. In the front row Schlein shouting about "national shame". Lollobrigida does not deny it, "but the Pope is there"

ROME – Is the word abortion present or not in the draft of the final conclusions of the G7? We will only find out at the end of the games, because the reference to the Ivg is definitely a “mystery”, complete with rumors from insiders, attacks and requests for clarification, doubts about the truth or otherwise of the alleged bone of contention between leaders. In fact on the first day of the G7 The debate on abortion takes center stage. According to rumors from “diplomatic sources”, the draft final conclusions of the Borgo Egnazia summit makes no reference to voluntary termination of pregnancy, which is instead present in the final declaration of the Hiroshima G7 strong>.

And this is due to the direct will and initiative of the Italian government, which chairs the summit and therefore has the task of drawing up the final document. In fact, the reference to the right to “access safe and legal abortion” would have been eliminated. But given that it is a draft and given that the positions of the leaders are not at all aligned, the final word has not been said.

SCHLEIN (PD): “THE GOVERNMENT AGAINST ABORTION? NATIONAL SHAME, MELONI APOLOGIZE“

In any case, the mystery has become a real political case. The opposition, through the voice of the secretary of the Democratic Party, Elly Schlein, cries of ‘national shame’. “Italy should play a leading role in an international forum like the G7, the government should promote the image of the country by restoring the authority and profile it has always had at an international level. And instead the Meloni Government presents itself in front of other heads of state and government, questioning a fundamental right of women such as that of choosing over their own bodies”. And again: “We can’t do anything about a female prime minister who doesn’t defend the rights of all the other women in this country. A national disgrace – he thunders – they should apologize to the country”.

AVS MPS AND SENATRICS: “MELONI CLARIFY ABOUT ITALY’S OPPOSITENESS”

For the deputies and senators of the Greens and Left Alliance “the news arriving from the G7 on the elimination in the last draft of the conclusions of the point which underlined the importance of guaranteeing ‘a effective and safe access to abortion’ are disturbing.” Thus Ilaria Cucchi, Aurora Floridia, Francesca Ghirra, Elisabetta Piccolotti, Luana Zanella asking that President Meloni, in the event that the elimination were to be confirmed, report to the Chamber “to clarify whether the Italian Government has asked whether or not effective and safe access to abortion be mentioned in the conclusions, and if not, to clarify the reasons”.

The CGIL also underlines the gravity of the (presumed) ‘no’ to the reference to safe and legal access to abortion in the final text of the G7: “We are disconcertedly witnessing yet another serious discussion of women’s freedom of choice over their own bodies”, says Lara Ghiglione, confederal secretary who expresses “extreme concern” for Italian women.

LOLLOBRIGIDA: “AT A G7 WITH THE POPE, ABORTION IN THE FINAL DRAFT IS PERHAPSINAPPROPRIATE”