Adele Faccio

{{Short description|Italian politician (1920–2007)}}

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| name = Adele Faccio

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| office2 = President of the Radical Party

| term_start2 = 1975

| term_end2 = 1976

| predecessor2 = Marco Pannella

| successor2 = Marco Pannella

| office = Member of the Chamber of Deputies

| term = 5 July 1976 – 13 December 1978
20 June 1979 – 11 July 1983
2 June 1987 – 23 May 1990

| constituency = Milan

| birth_date = {{birth date|1920|11|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Pontebba, Udine

| death_date = {{death date and age|2007|02|08|1920|11|13|df=y}}

| death_place = Rome

| nationality = Italian

| party = Radical Party

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Adele Faccio (13 November 1920 – 8 February 2007) was an Italian politician and deputy of the Radical Party (Partito Radicale).{{in lang|it}} "[http://www.corriere.it/Primo_Piano/Cronache/2007/02_Febbraio/09/adelefaccio.shtml Morta la radicale Adele Faccio]." (9 February 2007). Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 21 June 2007. 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."[http://www.emmabonino.it/biography Emma Bonino: Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117000831/http://www.emmabonino.it/biography |date=2021-01-17 }}." (n.d.). Retrieved 21 June 2007."[http://www.radicalparty.org/history/chron/1973_in.htm International Chonology of the Transnational Radical Party: 1973] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929083745/http://www.radicalparty.org/history/chron/1973_in.htm |date=September 29, 2007 }}." (n.d.). Retrieved 21 June 2007.

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

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