My Voice, My Choice: a citizens’ campaign reaches the European Parliament

The European Parliament backed the My Voice, My Choice citizens’ initiative on 17 December 2025. The resolution received 358 votes in favour, 202 against and 79 abstentions, according to the Parliament’s official record.

Access, affordability and choice

Reuters reported that the initiative proposed EU funding to help people facing restricted or difficult access to abortion obtain care in another member state. The parliamentary text called for an opt-in mechanism open to countries participating voluntarily.

The vote was an advisory political step. It did not itself create a new EU-wide entitlement, make procedures free everywhere, or replace national abortion laws. This retrospective records the December vote and its proposal; it does not describe that proposal as an already implemented service.

Public participation with a concrete aim

The official record described a campaign involving more than 300 organisations across Europe. Its focus brought practical barriers into the discussion, alongside the legal position: access means little if a person cannot reach or afford care.

WDWK’s perspective is that the campaign shows how civic participation can put bodily autonomy and unequal access before public institutions. The significance of the vote should be judged with the next steps kept separate: a resolution can support an idea without, on its own, delivering the funding or services it requests.