Italian Government Offers Women $5.5K to Reject Abortion

Women in Italy's northern region of Lombardy who are considering abortion out of financial fears, will be offered monetary assistance of up to €4500 (US $5500) per year, the president of the regional government announced last month. It has offered pregnant women in financial difficulties €250 for 18 months after the birth of their child. The Italian birth rate is at an all-time low, with 1.32 children born per woman, far from the rate of 2.1 needed to maintain a stable population. Italy ranks 206th of 223 countries in fertility rates and is expecting dramatic reductions in population over the next decades. LifeSiteNews