Family minister abandons speech due to protests

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Family and Equal Opportunities Minister Eugenia Roccella on Thursday abandoned a speech she was about to give at a conference in Rome on reversing Italy’s declining birth rate after being targeted by protesters at the event.

Protestors interrupting the speech of Family and Equal Opportunities Minister Eugenia Roccella. (Photo: ANSA)

When Roccella took the floor, members of the audience raised letters to form, “I decide”.

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