Protecting Abortion Access in Europe – A Call to Action
Following a decision by the United States Supreme Court taking away the constitutional right to abortion, the Center for Reproductive Rights joined more than 130 leading organizations, working to advance sexual and reproductive health and [...]
Germany Eradicates Harmful Ban on Abortion Information
06.24.22 (PRESS RELEASE) Today the German Bundestag has repealed §219a of the German Criminal Code removing a harmful ban on information provision on abortion by medical professionals. The ban prohibited doctors and other medical professionals [...]
Center and Partners File Third-Party Submissions to European Court of Human Rights in Cases Challenging Poland’s Abortion Restrictions
The Center and international human rights partners intervene in three groups of cases challenging Poland's restrictive abortion law.
European Parliament Calls on U.S. to Protect Abortion Rights
Resolution expresses grave concern about the consequences to women’s rights if the U.S. Supreme Court were to revoke the constitutional right to abortion.
The European Parliament Expresses Concern About Backsliding on Reproductive Rights in the United States
06.09.2022 (PRESS RELEASE) -- In a resolution on global threats to abortion rights adopted today by a large majority, the European Parliament expressed serious concern about the potential eradication of constitutional rights protection for abortion [...]
Regression on Abortion Access Harms Women in Poland
26 January 2022 – One year after the ruling of Poland’s discredited Constitutional Tribunal banning access to abortion in almost all circumstances took effect, its devastating impact on the lives of women and all those [...]
Council of Europe Committee of Ministers Urges Poland to Ensure Access to Lawful Abortion Care
12.03.2021 - On 2 December 2021, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe issued a issued a decision strongly urging Poland to adopt, without further delay, long overdue clear and unified procedures for access [...]
Slovakia joint civil society letter
Letter to the Slovak Parliament on behalf of 110 organizations, including the Center for Reproductive Rights, regarding a draft bill entitled Návrh skupiny poslancov Národnej rady Slovenskej republiky na vydanie zákona o pomoci tehotným ženám, [...]
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Poland: A Year On, Abortion Ruling Harms Women
For Immediate Release (Brussels, October 19, 2021) – Women, girls, and all pregnant people have faced extreme barriers to accessing legal abortions in the year since a Constitutional Tribunal ruling virtually banned legal abortion in Poland, 14 human [...]
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.
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 [...]
Regressive Anti-Equality Threats to SRHR in Europe
In recent years there have been repeated attempts to roll back legal and policy protections for gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights in parts of Europe. In a number of different countries, [...]
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.
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
