Research Paper on:
European Countries' Differences

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between nations that are worth highlighting, particularly as it respects politics and style of government. Also, there are nuances within Europe that are not apparent on the surface. After all,  it is hard to say that Western European states are very different from one another, but when examining the situation more closely, one can see that while there are similarities  in culture, government and economics, there are decided differences and there are ideological shifts amongst the populous. One might use issues such as the death penalty and abortion as examples  to demonstrate the ideological shift. In Britain, opinion polls reveal that between two-thirds and three-quarters of the people support the death penalty, but in Italy, a nation that has incidentally  led an international fight against capital punishment, about half the population wants to reinstate it (Marshall, 2000). In part, the reluctance of the Italian people to have the death  penalty may be attributable to the religious fervor that exists. At the same time, that is not necessarily true as another issue that might be indicative of political ideology--or which  way a country leans--is in its abortion law. Abortion pertains to individual freedom, medical care and religion. While visions of Italy are usually associated with the Roman Catholic Pope, his  presence does not seem to effect the laws of the government as women in Italy, just as they can in Sweden and Denmark, are able to obtain abortions on  demand("European," 1994). In fact, Italy fits into a category of the most liberal abortion laws in Europe and abortion has been legal in the country since 1978. There are all  different degrees of law throughout Europe, the most strict of which is found in Ireland, where abortion is not allowed, except in rare instances if perhaps the mother?s life would