French President Emmanuel Macron suggested on Wednesday (19) the incorporation of abortion into the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in a debate before the European Parliament in Strasbourg, which had pre-campaign connotations for the presidential elections. French in April.
“I want us to consolidate our values as Europeans, which are our unity, our pride and our strength. Twenty years after the proclamation of our Charter of Fundamental Rights, I hope that we can update it so that it is more explicit about protecting the environment or recognizing the right to abortion,” Macron proposed, in a speech to MEPs.
The representative thus presented the priorities of the French presidency of the Council of the European Union for the next six months.
Macron, who recalled that this document enshrined the abolition of the death penalty in the EU, called for this debate to be opened “freely with our citizens of great European conscience to give new impetus to our rule of law”.
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This document, which includes the civil, political, economic and social rights of Europeans and was proclaimed in 2000, calls for the unanimous reform of all member states, so Macron’s message has more political than practical symbolism.
This week, the newly elected president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, promised to respect the opinion of the House on abortion, despite the fact that as a parliamentarian in Malta (a country where abortion is illegal in any situation), she has always maintained a pro-government stance. life in the polls.
“My position is that of the European Parliament, which has been unequivocal. It calls for these rights to be protected,” Metsola declared. In 2021, the European Parliament passed a resolution for countries in the bloc to guarantee safe access to abortion as a right. human being, with 378 votes in favor and 255 against.
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