Director European Centre for Law and Justice: Human rights are instruments of leftist movements

A new trade agreement with the European Union should bring African countries welfare and security. But in return, these countries must prioritise abortion and sexual diversity on their agenda. They also have to support the European Union within the United Nations. African countries feel put on the spot. They speak of ‘cultural neo colonialism’. In addition, the European Union acts contrary to its own agreements.

The abortion debate has flared up in the United States and on the European continent after the Supreme Court's decision to abolish the federal right to abortion. What is the opinion of Christian Democratic politicians on this issue?

On Wednesday, abortion again turned out to be a source of contention for the European Parliament. The right to abortion was on the agenda, because of developments in the US Supreme Court. MPs with a pro-life viewpoint clashed with those who defended the pro-choice side.