MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – European citizens’ initiative ‘My voice, my choice’ – E-000443/2025

Question for written answer  E-000443/2025/rev.1
to the Commission
Rule 144
Bert-Jan Ruissen (ECR), Margarita de la Pisa Carrión (PfE)

The European citizens’ initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’ was launched on 24 April 2024. The aim of this initiative is to call on the Commission to submit a proposal for financial support to Member States to facilitate ‘abortion tourism’. Abortion is not an EU competence. Therefore, we have the following questions for the Commission regarding this initiative:

• 1.In accordance with Article 6(3)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2019/788, the Commission can only register a European citizens’ initiative if the initiative falls within the framework of the EU’s competences. Abortion policy is a Member State competence. For what reason and on what legal grounds was this initiative approved by the Commission?
• 2.Does the Commission already facilitate abortion tourism in any way or does it intend to facilitate abortion tourism as a result of this initiative?
• 3.Is the ‘My voice, my choice’ organisation or its initiators supported directly or indirectly, financially or otherwise, by the Commission or any other EU institution?

Submitted: 3.2.2025