Adele Faccio

Adele Faccio (13 November 1920 – 8 February 2007) was an Italian politician and deputy of the Radical Party (Partito Radicale).^[1] She was an advocate for sexual and reproductive rights, striving to give women the choice of whether or not to reproduce.^[1]

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
Constituency	Milan
President of the Radical Party
In office 1975–1976
Preceded by	Marco Pannella
Succeeded by	Marco Pannella
Personal details
Born	(1920-11-13)13 November 1920 Pontebba, Udine
Died	8 February 2007(2007-02-08) (aged 86) Rome
Nationality	Italian
Political party	Radical Party

Abortion activism

She founded the Information Centre on Sterilisation and Abortion (Centro d'Informazione sulla Sterilizzazione e sull'Aborto) in 1973.^[2][3]

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