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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni proposes help for women in financial difficulties who reject abortion
The proposal — scheduled to be presented next week — would see an increase of 50 euros ($54) per month from the second child onwards and 100 euros ($108) up to age 18 if the child has a disability.
To finance it, a maternity income fund would be created with 600 million euros ($649 million) annually starting this year, and mothers who wish to apply must have an Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator (ISEE) of less than 15,000 euros ($16,230) and be Italian citizens residing in the country.
In April, Meloni approved a package of measures to prevent abortion in the country.
Among the measures, the Italian Parliament allowed volunteers from pro-life associations to access abortion centers to provide assistance to mothers who wish to abort their unborn children.
Abortion was legalized in Italy in 1978, under Law 194which Meloni promised not to change, although he stated that his pro-life measures aim to “guarantee women the possibility of choosing an alternative, offering an active role for public institutions to remove the financial causes that can lead a woman to have an abortion.”
This story was first published by ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner. It was translated and adapted by CNA.