One tweet on social media suggests that right-wing governments are not “bad” for women, giving as an example the distribution of anti-drug kits in Italy. But is this distribution the responsibility of the Italian Government? SIC Verifies.
One tweet circulating on social media suggests that right-wing governments are not “that bad” for womenpointing as an example to news about the free distribution, in Italy, of kits to detect drugs in drinks.
The publication, published on X, shares news from SIC about a initiative to distribute anti-drug kits to prevent violations and raise awareness about drug-facilitated sexual harassment.
At the same time, the question is addressed to feminists:
“Os Are right-wing governments really that bad? Question for feminists“, it is written in tweet.
But does this measure result from a policy of the current Italian government, as it is understood?
No. Just like makes it clear, the initiative to distribute a total of 1,500 anti-drug kits free of charge in Rome and another 2,500 in Venice came from Italian National Federation of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Owners (Federfarma) and not an initiative by the Meloni Government.
The objective of the initiative was warn about the risks of “drug-facilitated sexual harassment” in bars and clubsthat is, the administration of drugs to a person without their consent to incapacitate them or diminish their will, enabling robbery or assault, including sexual assault.
The initiative, called “Il sento non si sciogle in un drink” (Consent does not dissolve in a drink), was launched to mark March 8, International Women’s Day.
On the other hand, as the same news states, March 8th in Italy was also once again marked by feminist demonstrations in several citiesdemanding equality and a safer legal framework for women.
The demands also coincided with the processing of a bill on sexual violence, initially approved by all partiesbut in which, in the end, the Government eliminated the principle of victim “consent” from the bill’s wording.
A change generated controversy with accusations of “setback” and on the day February 28, thousands of people marched in Rome to denounce this change to the law and assert that sex “without consent is rape”.
SIC verifies that it is…
A The initiative came from the National Federation of Pharmacists and not from the Meloni Government. At the same time, the same government eliminated the principle of consent from a bill on sexual violence, generating feminist protests in several Italian cities.
