Discrimination on grounds of sex for different maximum retirement age limit between women and men - Maximum retirement age limit for dance workers

Possibility of voluntary termination of pregnancy - Failure to inform of possible foetus’ malformations

Sexual violence and sexual acts with a minor – Regarding sexual violence, the attenuating circumstance of the lesser seriousness of the act cannot be excluded by the mere consideration of the repetition of the illicit conduct by the defendant

Compensation for so-called ‘damage from unwanted birth’ due to a doctor's error - Erroneous performance of pregnancy termination surgery - Violation of parents' freedom of self-determination

Maternity allowance - Possibility of cumulating the maternity allowance of the self-employed mother with the days off taken by the employed father

Principle of non-discrimination - Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006: “it is also appropriate to make express provision for the protection of the employment rights of women on maternity leave and in particular their right to return to the same or an equivalent post, to suffer no detriment in their terms and conditions as a result of taking such leave and to benefit from any improvement in working conditions to which they would have been entitled during their absence”

Different treatment of women justified on maternity grounds - Prohibition of dismissal on grounds of marriage applies only to the female employee

Attempted non-consensual termination of pregnancy - Acts unequivocally aimed at terminating the pregnancy in progress by causing injury

Same-sex couple – Registration in Italy of a foreign judgment attributing the parenthood to two men

Forced taking of the so-called ‘date rape drug’ - Sexual violence aggravated by the abuse of the victim's impaired psychophysical condition due to drug use

Discrimination against women - Recruitment requirements in contrast to the principle of equality not taking into account the existence of the height difference generally found between men and women

Medically assisted heterologous procreation abroad in a married couple - Father's consent to medically assisted heterologous procreation abroad cannot be withdrawn – Rescission of paternity

Obligation to provide information on the risks of continuing pregnancy - Medical liability - Failure to provide informed consent

Sexual violence and sexual acts with a minor – Regarding child sexual assault, the second interview of the offended parties must be limited to exceptional cases

Provisions of international and EU law on so-called ‘gender-based violence’ – Family abuse – Alleged victim of stalking

Italian Cassazione recognizes stepchild adoption in special cases - Adoption in ‘special cases’ is the legal instrument for the intended parent in same-sex couples - The sexual orientation of the adoptive parent is not relevant

Registration in Italy of a foreign birth certificate establishing two same-sex parents – Foreign birth certificate recognizing the child has two mothers

Voluntary termination of pregnancy – Illegal abortions performed in private doctor’s office for a fee

Voluntary termination of pregnancy –Compensation for so-called ‘damage from unwanted birth’ due to a doctor's error - Failure to inform of possible foetus’ malformations

Conscientious objection - Voluntary termination of pregnancy - Pharmacological abortion