

TL;DR: Italy finally adds a classification to a type of hate crime and defines certain circumstances required in order to help reduce/remove frivolous arguments and appeals from the defense.
AFAIU, it isn’t a blanket law and requires a specific intent to kill a woman based on her sex. It just so happens that it’s more common within relationships than out and not all deaths would fit into the definition.
There are many other hate crimes. This is just defining one of the many that are unfortunately needed, as it is and has been a prevalent issue within their country.




I think it’s more the news article that’s upselling it and with it being “groundbreaking”, it is likely only at the initial stages.
Mice are usually the first phase are they do have a similar immune response (systemically), have a fast metabolism and quick to mature. They’re also clones, which helps eliminate external factors that could contribute to what they’re studying. More or less, mice are just a quicker litmus test to just show that something is possible and if it warrants a study on a closer analogue.