Wed Jan 19, 2022 – 1:43 pm EST
STRASBOURG, France (LifeSiteNews) — French president Emmanuel Macron wants the so-called ‘right to abortion’ and the notion of environmental protection enshrined in the EU charter of rights.
Macron voiced this opinion on Wednesday during a speech at the EU parliament in Strasbourg, as France steps into the EU’s rotating presidency.
“Twenty years after the proclamation of our Charter of Fundamental Rights, which consecrated the abolition of the death penalty throughout the Union, I wish to update this Charter, to make it more explicit on [issues like] environmental protection and the recognition of the right [sic] to abortion,” Macron stated.
The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (CFR) was ratified by all EU member states in 2000. It enshrines certain political, social, and economics rights granted to all EU citizens.
Macron’s statement made it clear that he considers abortion and environmental protection to be “European values;” he explained that enshrining them in the Charter would “consolidate our European values which are the basis for our unity, our pride, and our strength.”
Ironically, the abolition of the death penalty, used by Macron as an example during his speech, appears under
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