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The European Union Parliament is the EU's Basic Rights Charter
Brussel-Thursday's parliament of the European Union overwhelmingly condemned the end of constitutional protection against abortion in the United States, and such safeguards Is enshrined in the EU's Basic Rights Charter. In a 32-155 vote with the withdrawal of
38, members of the European Parliament are found in many of the 27 member states of the EU after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 24. We have adopted a resolution that embodies anger.
"It teaches us a lesson. The human rights of women and girls are by no means natural, and we must always fight to protect them." Democrat Helen Fritson, a Swedish politician who is the vice president of the socialist parliamentary alliance, said.
Emphasizing the fear that the anti-abortion movement may spread in Europe, some legislators said they wanted to see EU-wide protection adopted.
"The United States clearly shows why all available tools must be used to protect the European Union's abortion rights," said the liberal Renew Europe group of the EU Parliament. Chairman Stéphane Séjourné said.
The resolution requires Member States to add the statement "Everyone has the right to safe and legal abortion" to the Basic Rights Charter.
Domestic law determines the situation of abortion in individual EU countries. Like the Supreme Court's ruling, suspension is legal in US states and is implemented without political opposition in many Member States, but is banned in Malta and restricted in Poland.
A resolution of the EU Parliament was recently mentioned in Malta involving American tourists who had an incomplete miscarriage and were unable to remove fetal tissue even at the risk of their lives. Incident. Polish human rights activists have been accused of providing abortion drugs, and resolution.
The Supreme Court overturned the groundbreaking Roe vs. Wade decision, which has made anti-abortionists around the world bold. The EU resolution expressed concern "about the potential for a surge in the flow of funds to fund anti-gender and anti-selection groups around the world, including Europe."
Despite support for the resolution, it is not expected to have an immediate impact on the abortion law within the block.
