Italian Politician and Feminist Icon Emma Bonino Dies at 78

Emma Bonino, prominent humanist in Italian politics, dies at 78

A tireless defender of human rights, Emma Bonino served in the Italian and European parliaments, as foreign affairs minister, and as European commissioner. The historic figure of the Italian Radical Party died in Rome on Friday.

Emma Bonino, radical Italian politician who stood up to Vatican, dies aged 78

Militant feminist led campaigns to legalise abortion and divorce and went on to become foreign minister Emma Bonino, the radical Italian politician who led campaigns to legalise abortion and divorce against the objections of the Vatican, has died aged 78. “Today we lose not only our leader but also one of the most clear-sighted, courageous and free figures in the political history of our country,” the small party she founded, More Europe, said on Facebook on Friday. Continue reading...

By Guardian staff and agencies in Rome

Emma Bonino, Italian politician who fought for abortion rights, dies aged 78

Emma Bonino’s life in politics began with a crime. In 1974, at a time when abortion was illegal in Italy, ⁠she travelled to a clandestine clinic in Florence ⁠to terminate an unplanned pregnancy. “Coming back by train at night, I ⁠decided that never, never, never again should anyone have to suffer this humiliation,” she later recalled. A year later, determined to drag abortion out of the shadows, she handed herself in to police, turning her private “offence” into a public act of defiance. The...

By Reuters

Meloni, Metsola lead tributes to Emma Bonino

(ANSA) - ROME, 11 SET - Premier Giorgia Meloni and European Parliament President Roberta Metsola on Friday led the tributes to civil-rights campaigner and former European commissioner and Italian foreign minister Emma Bonino, who has died at the age of 78. "Emma Bonino was a strong, recognizable voice in Italian politics for decades, advancing her ideas with determination," Meloni said via X. "Our stories and our sensibilities were distant, but this never prevented me from recognizing her wei...

By ANSA

Italian feminist fighter Emma Bonino dies at 78

Emma Bonino, a long-time Italian radical activist and veteran of battles for divorce and abortion rights, has died at the age of 78. Read More: https://punchng.com/italian-feminist-fighter-emma-bonino-dies-at-78/

By Punch Newspapers