Slovenia’s constitutional abortion right inspires a EU campaign for universal access, challenging varied national laws.
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The right to abortion is constitutionally guaranteed in Slovenia, a right that the leader of the March 8 Institute, Nika Kovač, is campaigning to secure across the entire European Union with the “My voice, my choice” campaign. The text details that in Slovenia, abortion is easily accessible and free, permitted without restrictions up to the tenth week of pregnancy, and with authorization up to the twenty-second week. While the rate is low compared to other European countries, Kovač’s campaign aims to make abortion accessible to all EU women regardless of national legislation, highlighting disparities where some countries restrict the procedure or create bureaucratic hurdles. The campaign successfully gathered over 1.2 million signatures, which were presented to the European Commission. If adopted, the EU mechanism would not change national laws but would use financial means to ensure access to abortion for women in member states where it is otherwise unavailable, thereby affirming the universal right to individual liberty across the Union.
