ABSTRACT
By purporting to protect the rights o f individuals in each Member State, European Union (EU) law confronts not only the economic and political interests o f its Member States, but also sensitive moral issues.1 In keeping in line with the goals o f the Maastricht Treaty,2 specifically to respect the fundamental rights o f citizens in Member States, EU law faces a balancing o f opposing moral interests o f Member States, which is manifest in the balancing between fetal rights and women’s rights.3 Through the Maastricht Treaty, the EU intended to respond to the changing needs of Europe both politically and economically,4 however, since its implementation the EU has also encountered the changing moral needs o f its Member States.5
