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Italy now recognizes the crime of femicide and punishes it with life in prison (apnews.com)

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Italy’s parliament on Tuesday approved a law that introduces femicide into the country’s criminal law and punishes it with life in prison.

The vote coincided with the international day for the elimination of violence against women, a day designated by the U.N. General Assembly.

The law won bipartisan support from the center-right majority and the center-left opposition in the final vote in the Lower Chamber, passing with 237 votes in favor.

The law, backed by the conservative government of Premier Giorgia Meloni, comes in response to a series of killings and other violence targeting women in Italy. It includes stronger measures against gender-based crimes including stalking and revenge porn.

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[–] falseWhite@lemmy.world 8 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

That's exactly what I read in the article. Here's a snippet:

The debate over introducing sexual and emotional education in schools as a way to prevent gender-based violence has become heated in Italy. A law proposed by the government would ban sexual and emotional education for elementary students and require explicit parental consent for any lessons in high school.

The ruling coalition has defended the measure as a way to protect children from ideological activism, while opposition parties and activists have described the bill as “medieval.”

They are actively working against educating children about genders and sex.

[–] ISuperabound@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I don’t disagree with what you wrote in bold.

But we both know that femicide isn’t the only mechanism they’re using to combat the issue.

[–] falseWhite@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I don't. I just know that someone is trying and losing.

[–] ISuperabound@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

…which is atrocious, and we should celebrate the various pillars erected to deal with issues, rather than tear them down (not that that’s what I’m saying you’re doing).