EU fund to help finance abortion-related travel clears first hurdle: The push comes through an EU citizens’ initiative designed for civil society to shape law
Lawmakers on the European Parliament’s women’s rights committee voted on Wednesday to back an EU fund that would help women travel abroad for abortions banned or restricted in their home countries.
The proposal is the most concrete institutional step to date in a campaign led by My Voice, My Choice, a pan-European feminist movement that has gathered more than 1.1 million verified signatures across all 27 EU countries.
SOURCE: Euroactiv, by Martina Monti, 5 November 2025.
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‘My Voice, My Choice’: MEPs support citizens’ initiative on accessible abortion
“The Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee (FEMM) has adopted a report supporting the Citizens’ Initiative “My Voice, My Choice: for safe and accessible abortion”, a draft resolution and an oral question for the Commission on Wednesday, by 26 votes in favour, 12 against and with no abstentions as a follow up to the European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My Voice My Choice: for safe and accessible abortion’.”
“The draft resolution underlines that many women in Europe still lack full access to safe and legal abortion, and raises concerns about the legal and practical barriers that persist in several EU countries. The MEPs call on those countries to reform their abortion laws and policies in line with international human rights standards…” (continues)