to italy now where abortion has been legal for forty years but gynecologists like elisabetta county tano are becoming increasingly reluctance to carry out the procedure for fear of facing reprisals and activists have though taken to the streets to protest against what they see as a shift to the far right in italy led by the league party of the controversial interior minister matteo salvini who they say wants to turn back the clock on women's rights. the italian city of verona is the scene of romeo and juliet for some time now it's also been known as a pro-life city conservatives and catholics who oppose abortion campaign for the name. alberto's al gore is one of them. he's also a member of matteo's our beanies northern league last years ago filed a motion with the city council that among other things demand pregnant women be persuaded to have their children he wants to prevent abortion at any cost he's even offered to pay them a monthly income of one hundred sixty euros for eighteen months ago calls that anonymous adoption. unique with. the current abortion law is deeply unjust unit beca

elisabetta county tonneau has been dealing with this for decades she performs terminations one of the few doctors who does and is openly pro-choice an increasing number of physicians seven in ten on average nationally are citing reason of conscience refuse to carry out abortions that are allowed by law in addition doctors like elisabetta are defamed. but they're. called to see that they behave as though doctors who refuse to perform abortions are dedicated to noble medical causes here while those who do terminations are engaged in dirty work you know. once i told a colleague that i do abortions and she told me you're just like herod murdering children an abortionist is by no means a proper doctor. and is a better volunteers as well and organizes many events despite the political headwinds she says women should be better informed of the. and rights and where they can get help. he. says well known many more women have died because someone refused to do a lifesaving terminations. that hundreds of years but it's us who have to defend ourselves and. many women want to maintain their right