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On November 25, the Italian feminist movement was preparing to celebrate two fundamental advances in legislation against violence against women, achieved in particular thanks to a political agreement signed between Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Democratic Party secretary Elly Schlein: the introduction of consent into the definition of rape and the new offense of femicide. But the government has backtracked on the first point.

In Morocco, abortion is still criminalized under the penal code, pushing large numbers of women and girls to resort to unsafe methods of pregnancy termination. Many suffer severe health complications, sometimes even death. Despite hundreds of clandestine abortions occurring daily, the legal situation remains unchanged. Human rights organizations continue to call for decriminalization and for guaranteeing women’s right to terminate pregnancies safely and under proper health conditions, without fear of...