Situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2022 and 2023

Tabled by Cristian Terheş, Bert-Jan Ruissen

P. whereas Removed: there has been an organised backlash against women’s and girls’ rights in recent years; whereas, in some Member States, there have been attempts to further roll back on sexual and reproductive health and rights, such as on existing legal protections for women’s access to abortion care; whereas, in recent years, the denial of access to safe and legal abortion in some Member States has led to the death of a number of women; whereas the prevalence of gender-based violence, including sexual violence and rape, remains high across the EU; whereas some Member States have still not ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (the Istanbul Convention); whereas movements against promoting and providing sexuality education are growing in the EU; Added: forced abortion and gender-based violence around the world should be condemned in the strongest terms;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE756.733