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'''Important Note:''' You must confirm a physician that will provide an abortion procedure for you. In Italy, medical care providers are not required to perform abortions. If medical personnel are opposed to abortion on moral or religious groups, they are legally allowed to declare their conscientious objection and they're exempt from performing or assisting in an abortion procedure. Seventy percent of Italian gynecologists (and 83% in some conservative regions) are conscientious objectors so do not perform abortions, as of 2016, and a nationwide survey found that 1,200 gynecologists out of well over 10,000 performed abortions. This means that some women spend considerable time trying to find and secure a gynecologist who is willing to perform the exam. It's critical that you secure a physician that does not hold moral objections and can perform the procedure. For more information about this issue in Italy, check out [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/17/world/europe/on-paper-italy-allows-abortions-but-few-doctors-will-perform-them.html this article] and [https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/abortion-legal-italy-conscientious-objectors this article].
'''Important Note:''' You must confirm a physician that will provide an abortion procedure for you. In Italy, medical care providers are not required to perform abortions. If medical personnel are opposed to abortion on moral or religious groups, they are legally allowed to declare their conscientious objection and they're exempt from performing or assisting in an abortion procedure. Seventy percent of Italian gynecologists (and 83% in some conservative regions) are conscientious objectors so do not perform abortions, as of 2016, and a nationwide survey found that 1,200 gynecologists out of well over 10,000 performed abortions. This means that some women spend considerable time trying to find and secure a gynecologist who is willing to perform the exam. It's critical that you secure a physician that does not hold moral objections and can perform the procedure.  
 
'''For more information about this issue in Italy, check out the following articles:'''
 
* [https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-12-18/abortion-legal-italy-most-doctors-refuse-perform-them Abortion is legal in Italy, but most doctors refuse to perform them (December 2018)]
* [https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/3dx3jn/abortion-legal-italy-conscientious-objectors Abortion Is Legal in Italy, But It's Almost Impossible to Get One (April 2016)]
* [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/17/world/europe/on-paper-italy-allows-abortions-but-few-doctors-will-perform-them.html On Paper, Italy Allows Abortions, but Few Doctors Will Perform Them (January 2016)]


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