MEPs have questions about the funding of the abortion initiative

~ Lieber Augustin

Some questions contain their own answers. It is well known that the European Commission is not exactly in the habit of providing meaningful answers to critical questions from Parliament. In this respect, the question posed by some MEPs regarding the financing of ‘My Voice, My Choice’ is probably less aimed at obtaining information and more at letting the Commission know that they have seen through the game being played here.

Priority question for written answer  P-000238/2026
to the Commission
Rule 144
Bert-Jan Ruissen (ECR), Stephen Nikola Bartulica (ECR), Miriam Lexmann (PPE), Jadwiga Wiśniewska (ECR), Aurelijus Veryga (ECR), Laurence Trochu (ECR), Paolo Inselvini (ECR), Margarita de la Pisa Carrión (PfE), Željana Zovko (PPE)

The European Citizens Initiative (ECI) My Voice, My Choice is currently under review by the Commission. The initiative calls for the creation of a European abortion fund to enable women with no or limited access to abortion in their own Member State to have an abortion in a different Member State. The organisation behind this ECI is huge. According to the transparency register, it employs 30 full-time lobbyists. These individuals are an almost constant presence in Parliament in Brussels and Strasbourg and very active in lobbying and social media. This can only be made possible by substantial funding.

  • 1.Can the Commission clarify whether My Voice, My Choice or any affiliated organisations, including the 8 March Institute, have received direct or indirect EU funding, including through operating grants, project grants, sub-grants, or EU-funded intermediaries?
  • 2.Given that organisations such as the International Planned Parenthood Federation, which are known recipients of EU funding, are reported donors or partners of My Voice, My Choice, how does the Commission ensure that EU funds are not indirectly used to support or promote an ECI?
  • 3.Considering the huge scale of this pro-abortion lobby, is the Commission willing to limit lobby activities in funding, staffing and other means?