Anti-abortion candidate Giuliano Ferrara holds an election campaign rally on April 8, 2008 in Palermo, Sicily. Italian women's abortion rights are facing a head-on challenge from one of the nation's most famous political pundits, Giuliano Ferrara who calls himself a "devout atheist" and whose countrywide election campaign on a pro-life platform has provoked violent protests. Getty Images logo Getty Images 50 months ago

Anti-abortion candidate Giuliano Ferrara holds an election campaign rally on April 8, 2008 in Palermo, Sicily. Italian women's abortion rights are facing a head-on challenge from one of the nation's most famous political pundits, Giuliano Ferrara who calls himself a "devout atheist" and whose countrywide election campaign on a pro-life platform has provoked violent protests.

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