In Switzerland as elsewhere, pro-life movements are gaining ground (Swiss Press Text 2023, by Katy Romy)

In Switzerland as elsewhere, pro-life movements are gaining ground

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2023

Katy Romy

This investigation shows how Swiss pro-lifers are competing in ingenuity to restrict abortion rights: from lobbying to support centers for pregnant women and installing baby boxes. The Pro Life association is also negotiating contracts with the health insurer Helsana to offer discounts on supplementary insurance premiums to women who renounce abortion.

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Katy Romy / Swiss Press Award

Katy Romy

journaliste, Bern, 1987

Après avoir obtenu un master en journalisme à l'Académie du journalisme et des médias de l'Université de Neuchâtel, j'ai commencé mon parcours dans la presse régionale, soit au sein de la rédaction du Journal du Jura et de la radio bilingue Canal 3 à Bienne. Après un passage par la radio locale RJB (Radio Jura bernois), j'ai intégré en 2015 la rédaction francophone de swissinfo.ch.

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In Switzerland as elsewhere, pro-life movements are gaining ground (Swiss Press Text 2023, by Katy Romy) - Swiss Press Award