Adele Faccio
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
ConstituencyMilan
President of the Radical Party
In office
1975–1976
Preceded byMarco Pannella
Succeeded byMarco Pannella
Personal details
Born(1920-11-13)13 November 1920
Pontebba, Udine
Died8 February 2007(2007-02-08) (aged 86)
Rome
NationalityItalian
Political partyRadical 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

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

  1. 1 2 (in Italian) "Morta la radicale Adele Faccio." (February 9, 2007). Corriere della Sera. Retrieved June 21, 2007.
  2. "Emma Bonino: Biography Archived 2021-01-17 at the Wayback Machine." (n.d.). Retrieved June 21, 2007.
  3. "International Chonology of the Transnational Radical Party: 1973 Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine." (n.d.). Retrieved June 21, 2007.


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