In recent weeks, the institutions of the European Union have taken new steps in the same ideological direction: the promotion of abortion as public policy and the progressive exclusion of organizations that defend life and family from a Christian perspective. The facts form a pattern that deserves careful examination.
The European Parliament backs the abortive initiative «My Voice, My Choice»
On December 17, 2025, the European Parliament approved a resolution in support of the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) My Voice, My Choice, which promotes access to «safe and free» abortion throughout the Union. The vote resulted in 358 in favor, 202 against, and 79 abstentions, in a non-binding resolution but with clear political weight, as reported by European media and the Parliament itself.
The initiative, which exceeded the one million signatures threshold required by community regulations, proposes the creation of a European financial «solidarity» mechanism that allows women from countries with restrictive legislation to abort in other Member States with public economic support. Although the EU formally lacks competence to legislate directly on abortion, the Parliament thus urges the European Commission to advance in that direction.
The Commission now has until March 2026 to officially respond to the ECI, in a context of strong political and media pressure.
The other side: withdrawal of funds from the main Catholic family federation
Almost in parallel, the Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe (FAFCE) has seen how the European Commission rejected all the projects it had submitted to various community programs, leaving it without institutional funding. The information published by La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana identifies this episode as a worrying turning point.
FAFCE, which groups Catholic family associations from more than twenty countries and maintains consultative status with European institutions, received as justification vague evaluations related to alleged shortcomings in «gender equality» or «non-discrimination,» without providing concrete technical objections or questioning the legality of its proposals.
Its president, Vincenzo Bassi, denounced that the federation is now facing a serious financial crisis, with a real risk of staff and activity cuts, which will limit its capacity to participate in the European public debate.
A double standard increasingly evident
While the European Parliament endorses mechanisms to facilitate and finance abortion, community structures close access to public funds to Catholic associations that uphold an anthropological vision consistent with Christian doctrine and the cultural roots of Europe.
This is not just a budgetary issue. At stake is the principle of pluralism and respect for the principle of subsidiarity, enshrined both in the European treaties and in the Social Doctrine of the Church. Such sensitive matters as human life, the family, or public morality are being progressively displaced from the realm of national sovereignty and ethical debate to become ideological dogmas promoted from supranational instances.