In Italy, two measures have just been adopted by the Municipal Council of Verona to make it “a pro-life city”. The first measure is to release financing for catholic anti-abortion associations. In a country where newborn infants are being increasingly abandoned, the second measure introduces, at regional level, a network of “secret cradles” in a hospital setting. This…
In Malta, new embryo legislation came into force on 1 October. It had been voted in by Parliament and signed by the Maltese President in June 2018 (see Malta: Changes to the Embryo Protection Act adopted by Parliament and Maltese President signs the Embryo Protection Act ). This new law extends IVF access, legalises the freezing of embryos and introduces gamete…
In Belgium, following months of debate both in Parliament and civil society, a decision was taken yesterday to revise the 1990 Lallemand-Michielsens abortion law by 84 votes to 39 with five abstentions. The bill removes abortion from the penal code but penal sanctions still apply to women and doctors if abortion is performed outside the…