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Emma Bonino, leader of abortion and divorce battles that changed Italy, dies at 78
NBC News • • world
Key Points:
- Emma Bonino, a pioneering Italian politician and human rights activist known for leading campaigns that legalized abortion and divorce in 1970s Italy, has died at age 78.
- She was a key figure in the Radical Party and later led the liberal +Europa party, serving multiple terms in parliament and holding ministerial roles, including European Commissioner and foreign minister.
- Bonino was renowned for her humanitarian work, establishing the European Commission Humanitarian Office and advocating for intervention in war zones such as Yugoslavia and Rwanda.
- Despite differing views, she maintained a close friendship with Pope Francis, who supported her humanitarian efforts; she continued her activism even after a lung cancer diagnosis in 2015.
- Bonino is remembered as a lifelong fighter for freedom, human rights, and social reforms, leaving a lasting legacy in Italian and European politics.
