July 7 (UPI) -- Members of the European Parliament voted in favor of a resolution calling for the right to abortion to be included in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, the legislative body said Thursday.
The resolution was adopted by a vote of 324 MEPs in favor, 155 against with 38 abstentions.
"A proposal should be submitted to the [European] Council to amend Article 7 of the charter, adding that 'everyone has the right to safe and legal abortion,'" the parliament said in a news release.
Parliamentary members expect the EC to meet to discuss a convention to revise the European Union Treaties at a future date.
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