We wszystkich tych krajach aborcja na żądanie jest zakazana. I do tych krajów przede wszystkim odnosi się rezolucja Zgromadzenia Parlamentarnego Rady Europy 'Prawo kobiet do bezpiecznej i legalnej aborcji'. Rezolucja ta zachęca do zniesienia przeszkód utrudniających prawny lub praktyczny dostęp do aborcji. W Polsce, w Irlandii, w Andorze, na Malcie i w Monako zabiegi przerywania ciąży dopuszczane są jedynie w szczególnych przypadkach lub całkowicie zakazane. Rezolucja, która ma charakter symboliczny, przeszła 102 głosami przeciw 69.
Inicjatorka tej rezolucji jest austriacki poseł Gisela Wurm. 'Radio Maryja' i 'Nasz Dziennik' juz we wtorek wezwali do protestu przeciw Pani Wurm. 'Nasz Dziennik' opublikował do tego celu jej kompletny adres i numer telefonu.
Access to safe and legal abortion in Europe
1. The Parliamentary Assembly reaffirms that abortion can in no circumstances be regarded as a family planning method. Abortion must, as far as possible, be avoided. All possible means compatible with women’s rights must be used to reduce the number of both unwanted pregnancies and abortions.
2. In most of the Council of Europe members states the law permits abortion in order to save the woman’s life. Abortion is permitted in the majority of other European countries for a number of reasons including to preserve physical and mental health, rape and incest, foetal impairment, economic and social reasons and in some countries on request. The Assembly is however concerned that in many of these states, numerous conditions are imposed and restrict the effective access to safe, affordable, acceptable and appropriate abortion services. These restrictions have discriminatory effects, since women who are well-informed and possess adequate financial means can often obtain legal and safe abortions more easily.
3. The Assembly also notes that, in member states where abortion is permitted for a number of reasons, conditions are not always such as to guarantee women effective access to this right: the lack of local health care facilities, the lack of doctors willing to carry out abortions, the repeated medical consultations required, the time allowed for changing one’s mind and the waiting time for the abortion all have the potential to make access to safe, affordable, acceptable and appropriate abortion services more difficult, or even impossible in practice.
4. The Assembly takes the view that abortion should not be banned within reasonable gestational limits. A ban on abortions does not result in fewer abortions, but mainly leads to clandestine abortions, which are more traumatic and increase maternal mortality and/or lead to abortion “tourism” which is costly and delays the timing of an abortion and results in social inequities. The lawfulness of abortion does not have an effect on a woman’s need for an abortion, but only on her access to a safe abortion.
5. At the same time, evidence shows that appropriate sexual and reproductive health and rights strategies and policies, including compulsory age-appropriate, gender-sensitive sex and relationships education for young people, results in less recourse to abortion. This education should include teaching on self-esteem, healthy relationships, the freedom to delay sexual activity, avoiding peer pressure, contraceptive advice, and considering consequences and responsibilities.
6. The Assembly affirms the right of all human beings, women included, to respect for their physical integrity and to freedom to control their own bodies. In this context, the ultimate decision on whether or not to have an abortion should be a matter for the woman concerned, and she should have the means of exercising this right in an effective way.
7. The Assembly invites the member states of the Council of Europe to:
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