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Heather Coffey, Assistant Professor of Art History, OCAD University

Will baby drop boxes from the Italian Renaissance become more common after Meloni win?

Although pregnancy was celebrated in Renaissance paintings, like the 'Primavera' by Botticelli, the reality was quite different. Will Giorgia Meloni's far-right government reverse abortion rights in Italy? Uffizi Gallery

In Italy, abortion has been legal since 1978. But now that Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party has won the national election and the far-right form a majority in both the Italian Parliament and Senate, access to abortion in Italy could face new restrictions.

Anti-abortion supporters like Movimento per la Vita have been buoyed by Meloni’s recent win as well as this summer’s United States Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade.

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