Inclusion of the right to abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

Tabled by Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Hermann Tertsch, Mazaly Aguilar, BertJan Ruissen, Ladislav Ilčić, Cristian Terheş, Vincenzo Sofo, Carlo Fidanza, Elisabetta De Blasis, Nicola Procaccini, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Elżbieta Rafalska, IzabelaHelena Kloc, Dominik Tarczyński, Nicolas Bay

1. Recalls, once again, that Removed: SRHR are fundamental human rights which must be protected and enhanced and cannot in any way be watered down or withdrawn; Added: healthcare issues are a Member State’s competence and that, according to Article 168(7) TFEU, ‘Union action shall respect the responsibilities of the Member States for the definition of their health policy and for the organisation and delivery of health services and medical care’;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE760.611