By linking the record of the abortion to that of the formation of a government, Bart de Wever, has not said anything other than what the N-VA has said several times since last November, said Tuesday the vice-president of the N-VA Cieltje Van Achter. “This is what we have been saying for months, that Bart De Wever has said this weekend is not new. Valerie Van Peel (mp for N-VA in the House, editor’s NOTE) said this in November, ” said Ms. Van Achter, asked Tuesday morning by the First.

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This weekend, Bart De Wever has set in motion a ticking time bomb by stating that a vote on the law on abortion would ruin the chances of forming a majority federal with the liberals. The act returns this week to Parliament for, in principle, be submitted to a vote. It is aimed at decriminalizing ABORTION, to pass the time within which it may be performed in 12 to 18 weeks after conception and to reduce the period of reflection of six days to 48 hours.