The European Parliament voted 324-155, with 38 abstentions, to condemn the annulment of the United States Supreme Court by Roe v.
Why it’s important: The Supreme Court’s decision last month to end federal protections against abortion was widely denounced by world leaders and human rights organizations.
The big picture: In the resolution, MEPs expressed their solidarity with American women and girls and called on the US Congress to approve federal protections for abortion, according to a press release from the United States. European Parliament.
- The resolution called on EU countries to provide “safe, legal and free abortion services, prenatal and maternal health care services, voluntary family planning, youth-friendly services and HIV prevention, treatment and support, without discrimination “.
What they say: “The United States has clearly demonstrated why we need to use all available tools to safeguard abortion rights in the European Union,” said Stéphane Séjourné, chairman of the liberal group Renew Europe in the European Parliament. EU, reported AP.
- “It teaches us a lesson: the human rights of women and girls can never be taken for granted, and we must always fight to defend them,” added Helene Fritzon, a Swedish politician who is vice-president of a parliamentary alliance of socialists and democrats. , per AP.