Italian right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, as host of the G7 summit, has prevented the group of industrialized democracies from reaffirming a clear commitment to the right to abortion in their final declaration, dpa has learned from diplomatic sources.
The declaration, traditionally issued on the summit's last day, will only say that women have the right to adequate health services, including when it comes to sexual and reproductive care, the sources said.
At the G7 summit in Japan last year, the leaders took an explicit position on the topic. The text said women must have "access to safe and legal abortion and post-abortion care."
The United States has seen a major rollback in reproductive rights since a 2022 ruling by the Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v Wade case that had codified the right to an abortion.