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ITALIAN SCIENCE: Abstentions Scuttle Drive to Liberalize Italy's Embryo Laws
Gretchen Vogel
An attempt to loosen tight restrictions on in vitro fertilization in Italy failed when only 26% of the electorate turned out to vote in a referendum on 12 and 13 June, missing a required 50% quorum.