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"Together with the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats, I had voted in favour of Amendment No 53, which was however rejected, with 181 votes in favour, 264 votes against and 11 abstentions.
The report would have gained a lot if Amendment No 53 had instead been approved. The concept of 'reproductive and sexual health and rights' would then have been clearly defined, in terms of the protection of the unborn child, by means of the following wording: 'In the context of this Regulation, abortion, which can never be promoted as a family planning method, cannot be considered as a service which guarantees sexual and reproductive health'.
Regrettably, there now instead remains uncertainty as to whether, on the directions of the EU and with the help of the EU’s financial resources, aid organisations, invoking 'reproductive and sexual health care and services', also carry out abortions as a part of the aid they provide, in spite of this being illegal in certain Member States of the EU such as Ireland and Portugal. It also remains unclear as to whether this activity
takes place in developing countries, in spite of similar legal protection of the life of the foetus, that is to say in direct violation of the recipient country’s legal view."@en1
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