nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/015c39906bbae130 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 260323s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/015c39906bbae130 doi eng 342 23 Forys, Laura Author aut My Voice, My Choice - A Masterclass in EU Legal Manoeuvring and a Step Forward for Women in the EU Forys, Laura Verfassungsblog 2026-03-23 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The European Citizens’ Initiative My Voice, My Choice for safe and accessible abortion, signed by over 1.2 million people, has proven remarkably successful. On 26 February 2026, the Commission announced that it will link abortion services to the European Social Fund Plus, thereby effectively enabling Member States to use EU funds to provide these services to women across the Union. While the Commission did not establish a new European right to abortion in a new law, it has effectively provided European budgetary support for abortion services for the first time. CC BY-SA 4.0 ESF+ EU EU European Citizens Initiative Gender Equality Strategy My Choice My Voice (DE-588)10290611-7 gnd EU Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/my-voice-my-choice/ raw object