Why it matters: The Supreme Court’s decision last month to end federal protections for abortion was widely denounced by world leaders and human rights groups. The big picture: In the resolution, European MEPs expressed their solidarity with American women and girls and called on the US Congress to pass federal abortion protections, according to a European Parliament press release.
The resolution called on EU countries to provide “safe, legal and free abortion services, antenatal and maternal healthcare services, voluntary family planning, youth-friendly services and HIV prevention, treatment and support, without discrimination”.
What they say: “The United States has clearly shown why we must use every tool available to protect abortion rights in the European Union,” said Stéphane Séjourné, president of the liberal Renew Europe group in the European Parliament, the AP reported.
“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 coalition of Socialists and Democrats. , per AP.
