# Emma Bonino, Italian politician who fought for abortion access, dies at 78

https://mins.news/en/item/54247

- Reuters, 2026-09-11 08:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/emma-bonino-italian-politician-who-fought-abortion-access-dies-aged-78-2026-09-11/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aa3bae051db2900010ee0d3

> Emma Bonino, the Italian politician who campaigned for access to abortion, has died at 78. Her political life began in 1974, when abortion was illegal in Italy and she went to a clandestine clinic in Florence to end an unplanned pregnancy.

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