The right to safe and legal abortion

MEPs urge the Council to add sexual and reproductive healthcare

In a resolution adopted on Thursday with 336 votes in favour, 163 against and 39 abstentions, MEPs want to enshrine the right to abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights – a demand they have made several times. MEPs condemn the backsliding on women’s rights and all attempts to restrict or remove existing protections …

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Making the right to abortion an EU fundamental right

The right to abortion should be included in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, MEPs are set to say in a resolution to be put to a vote on Thursday. With sexual and reproductive health rights being rolled back in several EU member states, MEPs want to enshrine the right to abortion in the EU …

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DEMANDS ABORTION RIGHTS TO BE ENSHRINED FOR ALL EUROPEANS

European Parliament demands abortion rights to be enshrined for all Europeans, following Renew Europe initiativeThe right to safe and legal abortion must be safeguarded by the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights, the European Parliament reaffirms today as it adopts a resolution pushing the Council to launch a Convention to revise the Treaty. Renew Europe initiated …

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Women’s rights must never fall victim to populism

The right to safe and legal abortion must be safeguarded by the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights, the European Parliament reaffirms today as it adopts a resolution pushing the Council to launch a Convention to revise the Treaty. Renew Europe initiated this request for amending the Charter already two years ago, in a bid to …

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The right to safe and legal abortion

We need access to safe and legal abortions. The situation in the US has shown that women’s rights are still used for a conservative agenda at the cost of the well-being of our women. We need to anchor these rights in the core EU treaties. For a while now, the fundamental rights of women and …

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