The applicant in this case, who was pregnant with twins, decided to terminate her pregnancy after learning that one fetus had died in the womb and the other had developed a fatal anomaly. Because abortion is a crime in Ireland except in cases where pregnancy threatens the woman’s life, she was forced to travel to […]
European Court of Human Rights Rules Poland’s Denial of Legal Reproductive Care Violates Human Rights (Updated 4.01.21) The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Poland’s failure to ensure the applicant’s timely access to prenatal diagnostic examinations and information, which would have enabled her to decide whether or not to seek a legal abortion, violated her rights under the European Convention […]
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This report sets forth national laws and policies in key areas of reproductive health and women’s empowerment in seven East Central European countries: Albania, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Russia.