The European Parliament voted Thursday in favour of an extreme report which recognises abortion as a “human right” and redefines conscientious objection as a “denial of medical care.” Every Irish MEP voted in favour.

The so-called ‘Matic report’ passed with 378 MEPs voting in favour, 255 against and 42 abstentions.

The Pro-life Campaign called it “one of the most extreme proposals to ever come before the parliament and completely undermines freedom of conscience protections for healthcare workers”.

“Officially declaring abortion as “healthcare” and a “human right” abandons evidence-based medicine and authentic human rights and imposes in its place the unethical and unscientific ideological diktats of extreme pro-abortion politicians”.

The Bishop of Elphin, Kevin Doran expressed disappointment that “every Irish MEP voted today against the right to freedom of conscience which is recognised in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in favour of the non-existent human right to abortion”.

Meanwhile, an abortion referendum was passed in Gibraltar. The result was Yes: 62.03% and No: 36.62%. It means that a liberal abortion law will now be introduced in the territory, similar to the law introduced in Ireland in 2019.