Italy faces a crisis. Its declining birth rates that have fallen far below what is needed to sustain a population and an economy.
So it’s government has found a solution: Financial incentives to encourage women to not have abortions. Banning abortion and protecting unborn children would make more sense. But Italy’s solution could help women, save babies and help the European nation’s population at the same time.
And it involves paying women $1,000 Euros a month if they reject abortion and keep their baby. Here’s more:
Prime minister Georgia Meloni (of Fratelli d’Italia) made headlines in June when she managed to exclude abortion from the final declaration of the G7 summit, despite the reluctance of countries such as Canada and France, which have made voluntary terminations of pregnancy an untouchable policy issue.
In the Mediterranean country, abortion is regulated through the Law 194 of 1978, which gives free access to a voluntary termination of pregnancy in the first 90 days of gestation.
Although the Italian leader said she does not plan to change the law, she has also underlined the “prevention of abortion” as a priority. Since April, pro-life groups are allowed to share their views in health centers.
Now, the leader in the Senate of Forza Italia (a minor party in the Meloni’s government coalition) wants to try another pro-life initiative.
Maurizio Gasparri presented the idea of supporting women who decide not to end their pregnancy with 1,000 euros a month during the first 5 years of life of the child.
The “Maternity Income Bill” would only apply to women who earn less than 15,000 euros a year.
The goal, said Gasparri, is to develop Article 5 of the Italian law on abortion, which states: “[…] When the request for termination of pregnancy is motivated by the impact of economic, social, or family circumstances upon the pregnant women’s health, to examine possible solutions to the problems in consultation with the woman”.
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