Speech by Sophia in 't Veld MEP (ALDE ADLE) on :<br />Order of business<br /><br />Denial of abortion to Irish woman is a fundamental rights violation<br /><br />The decison to put the life of the fetus over the health of the Irish <br />Ms Halappanavar constitutes a violation of fundamental rights, in <br />particular to the right to life. Fundamental rights are universal and <br />enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, <br />article 2. Sophie in 't Veld tabled a written question to the European <br />Commission: http://site.d66.nl/europa/document/wpqs_halappannavar_2/f=/vj4tdtxzyqod.pdf<br /><br />[MEP Speech] [Language EN original]<br /><br />in 't Veld-OR_121119_170515_mesp_en
