The European Parliament voted Thursday [1] 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 [2] 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 [3] 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 [4]. 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.