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2021 EU-NGO Human Rights Forum to Feature Center Executives card link

2021 EU-NGO Human Rights Forum to Feature Center Executives

2021 EU-NGO Human Rights Forum to feature executives from the Center for Reproductive Rights.

COVID-19, SRHR General,Europe,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,Events

European Parliament Votes to Condemn Texas Abortion Ban

Denouncing the Texas law as “a strong attack on women’s freedom,” the European Parliament passes an “urgency resolution” and calls on the U.S. to protect abortion access.

Abortion,Europe, United States,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,News

Virtual Panel to Discuss Reproductive Rights of Romani Women and Girls

“Reproductive Rights of Romani Women and Girls,” a virtual panel discussion featuring leading Romani women activists, will be held on Tuesday, September 28, with registration open to the public. The event is part of 2021 [...]

Abortion, Humanitarian Settings, Maternal Health,Europe,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,Story

EU Resolution Calls for Full Realization of SRHR in the EU

The European Parliament passed today a resolution affirming that sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are fundamental human rights that must be upheld by European Union (EU) Member States.

Abortion, Assisted Reproduction, Contraception, Maternal Health,Europe,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,News

Bill Would Decriminalize Abortion in Malta, the Only EU Country with a Total Abortion Ban

‬Malta is the only country in the European Union that bans abortion in all circumstances. But a bill recently introduced in Parliament would change that.

Abortion,Europe, Malta,Around the World,Story
Replay Available: Roundtable on Migrant Women’s Access to Maternal Health Care in the EU card link

Replay Available: Roundtable on Migrant Women’s Access to Maternal Health Care in the EU

The video replay is now available for "Good Practices in Guaranteeing Undocumented Women’s Access to Health Care in the EU," a virtual roundtable hosted by the Center and its partner.

Maternal Health,Europe,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,Story

Center to Host Roundtable on Migrant Women’s Access to Maternal Health Care in the EU

Please join the Center for Reproductive Rights on May 5 at 10:00 CEST (Central European Summer Time) as it hosts a virtual roundtable on the barriers undocumented migrant women face when trying to access and afford maternal health care in the European Union (EU).

Maternal Health,Europe,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,Story

Poland Called on to Implement Long-Overdue Abortion Measures

More than a decade after Poland failed to stop creating barriers to abortion access—as required by three seminal European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rulings—the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe recently issued [...]

Abortion,Europe, Poland,Engaging Policymakers,Story

Reproductive rights are human rights.

Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.

Europe Update: Abortion Rights at Risk in Poland and Slovakia card link

Europe Update: Abortion Rights at Risk in Poland and Slovakia

Recent developments in Poland and Slovakia demonstrate the ongoing struggle to defend abortion rights against coordinated and systemic attacks on sexual and reproductive rights across the world.   Poland   Update: On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, Poland’s government published an announcement from [...]

Abortion,Europe, Poland, Slovakia,Around the World,News

Center and International Human Rights Partners Call on Poland to Reject Bills Restricting Sexual and Reproductive Rights

The Center for Reproductive Rights, along with more than 100 other human rights organizations, released a joint statement that calls for the Polish parliament to reject two harmful proposals to restrict abortion and sexuality education [...]

Abortion, Sex Education,Poland,Engaging Policymakers,News

New Law Legalizes Abortion in Northern Ireland

Abortion will soon be legal in Northern Ireland after the adoption of new regulations by the United Kingdom on March 25 that allow women access to abortion on request up to 12 weeks of pregnancy. The [...]

Abortion,Europe, Northern Ireland,Reporting on Rights,News

Victory for Women in Northern Ireland

Victory for Women in Northern Ireland Court rules restrictive abortion law violates women’s rights Today, in a victory for women’s reproductive rights in Northern Ireland, the High Court of Northern Ireland ruled that the jurisdiction’s [...]

Abortion, Legal Restrictions,Europe, Northern Ireland,In the Courts,News

Northern Ireland Takes Critical Step Toward Decriminalization of Abortion

Northern Ireland Takes Critical Step Toward Decriminalization of Abortion In contrast to the recent proliferation of abortion bans and restrictions throughout the United States, the overall global trend is toward the liberalization of abortion laws [...]

Abortion,Europe, Northern Ireland,In the Courts, Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,News

Reproductive rights are human rights.

Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.