The 'My Voice, My Choice' European Citizens' Initiative collected 1.2 million signatures.

Omissions

• The 1.2 million figure refers to signatures collected; the officially verified/validated count cited by the European Parliament is 'over 1.12 million signatures', i.e. roughly 7% lower than the headline campaign figure.
• The initiative was submitted to the European Commission on 1 September 2025 and discussed in a public hearing on 2 December 2025; the plenary support referred to by the speaker relates to Parliament's position on the ECI, not to any budget commitment.
• The speaker's wider assertion that the initiative is struggling to find a place in the EU budget is a political assessment, not a statistical fact, and is not addressed here.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Economic and Social Committee (EESC) — press release: 'EESC gives full support to My Voice, My Choice initiative''Supported by more than 1.2 million verified signatures, My Voice, My Choice calls for an EU financial mechanism that would cover the costs ...'
• PrimaryEESC Info (April 2025) — 'ECI My Voice, My Choice: Over 1.2 million stand for abortion rights''ECI My Voice, My Choice: Over 1.2 million stand for abortion rights. The European citizen initiative My Voice, My Choice is advocating safe and accessible abortions for all women across the EU. Launched in April 2024 and ...'
• PrimaryEuropean Citizens' Initiative official register — 'My Voice, My Choice: For Safe And Accessible Abortion''The 'My Voice, My Choice: For Safe And Accessible Abortion' initiative was submitted to the European Commission on 1 September 2025, after having gathered ...'
• SecondaryEuropean Parliament press release — 'My Voice, My Choice': MEPs support citizens' initiative on accessible abortion''My Voice, My Choice' gathered over 1.12 million signatures. In a public hearing on 2 December 2025, the organisers of the initiative exchanged ...'