No “fundamental right” to abortion, EU Bishops say to Macron

09-02-2022

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No “fundamental right” to abortion, EU Bishops say to Macron

European bishops do not want the “right to abortion” to be included in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. They reject the French President’s proposal last month to do so.

France’s President Emmanuel Macron addresses a plenary session at the European Parliament to present the French Presidency programme of activities as France currently holds the European Union rotating presidency in Strasbourg, France, on 19 January. Photo AFP, Bertrand Guay.

“Mr Macron, are we still free to protect life?”

During his speech to the European Parliament, French President Emmanuel Macron announced last Wednesday that he wants to include abortion in the European Charter of Fundamental Rights. An open letter of the Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe confronts him with his contradictions: “Are we still free to protect life?”

President Macron speaking in the European Parliament, with Mrs Metsola in the chair behind him. Photo AFP, Bertrand Guay

Macron calls to protect abortion in EU Charter

The French President and EU chairman Emmanuel Macron has said that abortion should be part of the fundamental rights of the Union.

Sweet birthday present: Roberta Metsola got elected as new President of the European Parliament. Photo AFP, Patrick Hertzog

New President European Parliament is “categorically against abortion”

A female president that receives opposition from the feminists. That is the present situation with the new president of the European Parliament.

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