Council of Europe approves abortion resolution

(Updated to include vote) The parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe has approved, by a wide margin, a motion for the decriminalisation of abortion. The vote, taken this afternoon, was 102 in favour and 69 against. There were 14...

(Updated to include vote)

The parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe has approved, by a wide margin, a motion for the decriminalisation of abortion.

The vote, taken this afternoon, was 102 in favour and 69 against. There were 14 abstentions.

Maltese MPs Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando and Leo Brincat spoke against the resolution in the morning.

Both spoke strongly against this resolution and stated that Malta has no plans to legalise abortion.

They said that the draft resolution goes against the spirit of the CoE of defending human rights, arguing that the rights of the unborn child have also to be protected and safeguarded.

The motion is based on a report an access to safe and legal abortion in Europe, which can be accessed on:

http://assembly.coe.int/main.asp?Link=/documents/workingdocs/doc08/edoc11576.htm

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