Abortions: Reactions across Europe to US decision – A blow to human rights

Effervescence prevails throughout Europefor the decision made by the Supreme Court in the USA, where it prohibits abortions in the country, as it considers that the specific right not provided by the US Constitution.

Heads of state and ordinary citizens protest against this particular decision which they characterize as retrogradewhile fears increase, whether decisions are taken that restrict other human rights.

Features, the Emanuel Macron in a Twitter post, wrote that “abortion is a fundamental right for all women. We must protect it. “I want to express my solidarity with all those women whose freedoms have been jeopardized by the United States Supreme Court today.”

Also, the Boris Johnson described the US Supreme Court ruling as a “major setback” and added that “it is a very important decision. I have to tell you, I think it is a big setback. “

“I have always believed in a woman’s right to choose and I stand by that view and that is why the United Kingdom has the laws that allow it,” she told a news conference.

Διαμαρτυρίες υπερ των αμβλώσεων στις ΗΠΑΔιαμαρτυρίες υπερ των αμβλώσεων στις ΗΠΑProtests in favor of abortion in the US

Also, the Michelle BacheletThe UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said the abrogation of the abortion right by the US Supreme Court “is a terrible blow to women’s human rights and gender equality”.

“Access to safe, legal and effective abortion is firmly rooted in international human rights and is central to women’s autonomy and the ability to make their own choices,” Bachelet said in a statement.


Source: News Beast

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