Archimandrite Ephrem, the hegumen of the Athonite monastery of Vatopedi, sent a letter to the Cypriot Parliament, urging the government not to legalize abortion in their country. Currently, abortion is banned in Cyprus, but there have been talks to change the law, since the European Parliament told representatives of the Cypriot government that not allowing abortion is considered a violation of women’s rights in the EU European. The Orthodox Church