Italy’s parliament on Tuesday approved a law that introduces femicide into the country’s criminal law and punishes it with life in prison.

The vote coincided with the international day for the elimination of violence against women, a day designated by the U.N. General Assembly.

The law won bipartisan support from the center-right majority and the center-left opposition in the final vote in the Lower Chamber, passing with 237 votes in favor.

The law, backed by the conservative government of Premier Giorgia Meloni, comes in response to a series of killings and other violence targeting women in Italy. It includes stronger measures against gender-based crimes including stalking and revenge porn.

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    19 hours ago

    If someone murdered a male due to their sex, would you treat that any differently than someone murdering a female due to their sex?

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      And what if the moon was made of cottage cheese? When then??? 🤔🤔🤔

      Downvote me if you’re a cry baby man :)

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            You know we can see when you edit messages lmao?

            It’s good to be wrong sometimes, if you always avoid the consequences by trying to head off disagreement (downvotes) you are doing yourself and anyone you talk to in the future a disservice. Saving face means losing the truth.

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              Good. I’m not wrong.

              Give me one fuckin example let alone widespread anti men crimes you fuckin loser.

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        It’s not whataboutism, it’s the very obvious logical followup question. The mistake you’re making is assuming by default that the question means they hate women or some such nonsense.