by Anna Karamanou (PSE) to the Commission
(19 January 2004)
|
Subject: Trial of women for illegal abortion in Portugal |
| Answer given by Mr Byrne on behalf of the
Commission (26 February 2004) |
The Honourable Member will recall from recommendation 13 of the Van Lancker report on sexual and reproductive rights, which was adopted in July 2002 by the Parliament, that criminal law applying to illegal abortion of national citizens is entirely a national competence of the Member States.