Friday, 27 February 2026
By Mose Apelblat

The European Commission gave a positive reply on Thursday to the initiative ‘My Voice, My Choice: For safe and accessible abortion’, which reached about 1.2 million verified signatures last year.

To be successful, a European Citizens' Initiative, which is the EU’s main instrument for participative democracy, must reach one million statements of support as well as minimum thresholds in at least seven Member States.

Continued: https://www.brusselstimes.com/1993475/european-women-celebrate-approval-of-european-citizens-initiative-on-abortion-rights