The leaders of the G7 had plenty to discuss — and disagree about — at their annual meeting in Italy. Two major wars, in Gaza and Ukraine. One hefty loan for Ukraine. And then there was abortion rights.

Officials familiar with the talks over the Group of 7’s final communiqué — essentially a statement of all the leaders agreed on — say the wording on reproductive rights came down to a diplomatic tug of war, primarily between the United States and Italy, the host of the meeting.