What do the debate about prostitution in Germany and the European abortion initiative “My Voice My Choice” have to do with each other? An article about human dignity, by Wolfgang Stock.

Pro-life organisations in Europe are getting more nervous after the European Parliament passed an initiative to make abortion more accessible across the EU.

A criminal court in northern Spain has acquitted 21 anti-abortion demonstrators. The judge ruled that they stayed within their constitutional right to peaceful assembly and did not harass women entering an abortion clinic in Vitoria-Gasteiz.

For the Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe (FAFCE), defending traditional family values has been a central priority for decades. Now, the EU Commission finds that a problem and denies new subsidies.

Mayors can’t ban people from demonstrating at abortion clinics, but they may set limits to prevent disorder. Therefore, they can prohibit demonstrations directly in front of the entrance.