Over 1.2 million people sign petition to EU calling for financial support for abortions

Over 1.2 million people sign petition to EU calling for financial support for abortions

Over 12,500 people in Ireland signed the petition which requires at least one million valid signatures for the European Commission to act.

A blow to European populists: about 1.2 million people signed the pro-choice petition to the EU

"My Voice, My Choice: for safe and accessible abortion", an European Citizens' Initiative collected about 1.2 million signatures. In 13 years, this is only the eleventh European Citizen Initiative to have obtained the required 1 million valid signatures.

Over 85% Of The Way There: Malta Only Needs 612 Signatures To Hit Quota Of Historic EU-Wide Abortion Petition

Malta needs just 612 signatures to hit the national quota on a historic EU-wide pro-choice petition that’s calling for the EU to fund member states with unrestrictive abortion laws. Malta has hit an incredible 3,618 signatures in favour of this petition, making the country 85.53% of the way there. The petition as a whole doesn’t necessarily need Malta’s full quota to be considered because it surpassed its own bracket. However, having citizens fr…