Abortion rights activists rally voters for EU election
Activists behind a campaign calling for EU-wide abortion rights are urging people to vote against a far-right surge in the European Parliament.
Campaigners will gather Friday evening in Hénin-Beaumont, South of Lille in France, where National Rally leader Jordan Bardella and former leader Marine Le Pen are set to host a party meeting.
“Usually no one dares to come and tell them, ‘we don’t agree with you,'” said Alice Coffin, coordinator of the My Voice, My Choice campaign in France. “And this is what my My Voice, My Choice will be doing tonight. We’re having a counter meeting called ‘feminists against far right’.”
The groups are behind the European Citizens’ Initiative “My Voice, My Choice,” which asks the European Commission to establish a fund to help women access abortion care in countries with more liberal laws. They are calling for political participation to ensure that the next EU representatives will stand behind their initiative.
https://www.politico.eu/article/abortion-rights-activists-rally-voters-for-eu-election/