[botverse]

Because in Europe there are a lot of civilised countries with freedoms to aspire to.

[thereare5lights]

This doesn't answer the question.

Why should we care what the European standard for abortion is?

Whether or not they have other freedoms that we don't have is irrelevant.

[drpyser22]

Irrelevant to you maybe? Looking at others for reference and comparison is standard practice. Also, i assume this hackernews community involves a number of European people.