Adele Faccio
Appearance
Adele Faccio | |
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Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 5 July 1976 – 13 December 1978 20 June 1979 – 11 July 1983 2 June 1987 – 23 May 1990 | |
Constituency | Milan |
President of the Radical Party | |
In office 1975–1976 | |
Preceded by | Marco Pannella |
Succeeded by | Marco Pannella |
Personal details | |
Born | Pontebba, Udine | 13 November 1920
Died | 8 February 2007 Rome | (aged 86)
Nationality | Italian |
Political party | Radical Party |
Adele Faccio (13 November 1920 – 8 February 2007) was an Italian politician and deputy of the Radical Party (Partito Radicale).[1] She was an advocate for sexual and reproductive rights, striving to give women the choice of whether or not to reproduce.[1]
Abortion activism
[edit]She founded the Information Centre on Sterilisation and Abortion (Centro d'Informazione sulla Sterilizzazione e sull'Aborto) in 1973.[2][3]
She wrote articles for "La vie femminile" regarding abortion and exploitation of women.
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ a b (in Italian) "Morta la radicale Adele Faccio." (9 February 2007). Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 21 June 2007.
- ^ "Emma Bonino: Biography Archived 2021-01-17 at the Wayback Machine." (n.d.). Retrieved 21 June 2007.
- ^ "International Chonology of the Transnational Radical Party: 1973 Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine." (n.d.). Retrieved 21 June 2007.
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