The right to abortion be added to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU. The European Chamber requests with a resolution approved with 336 votes in favour, 163 against and 39 abstentions.
In the text, MEPs ask that Article 3 of the European Charter be amended. It would state that "everyone has the right to autonomous decision-making regarding his or her own body" and access to sexual and reproductive health services without discrimination, including access to safe and legal abortion. The resolution was approved with a vote of 336 in favour and 163 against. The vote was held in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Monday. The EU Parliament is expected to vote on the resolution on Tuesday. The debate is expected in the EU Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday and Wednesday, with the vote expected to take place in the Council of Ministers on Thursday and the European Commission in the following days. The MEPs are expected to call for the amendment to be made to the EU's charter of fundamental rights.