In a single act of dissent — his refusal to consent, on the Feast of Christ the King, to a Bill legalising abortion — has Albert, Prince of Monaco, rescued his Principality from the tag “a sunny place for shady people”?
Despite the National Council’s vote in May (19 to 2) to allow terminations up to 12 weeks of pregnancy, or 16 weeks in cases of rape, and to reduce the age of parental consent from 18 to 15, the Prince instructed his government not to implement the measure. He added, “I believe the current system expresses who we are, considering the role of the Catholic religion in our country, while ensuring safe and humane support.”
