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Italian politician (1920–2007)
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). She was an advocate for sexual and reproductive rights, striving to give women the choice of whether or not to reproduce.

Abortion activism

She founded the Information Centre on Sterilisation and Abortion (Centro d'Informazione sulla Sterilizzazione e sull'Aborto) in 1973.

She wrote articles for "La vie femminile" regarding abortion and exploitation of women.

Notes and references

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


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