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Conviction of Polish Human Rights Defender Sets Dangerous Precedent
The Center condemns the conviction of Justyna Wydrzyńska for helping a woman access abortion medication.
The Center condemns the conviction of Justyna Wydrzyńska for helping a woman access abortion medication.
14 March 2023 (PRESS RELEASE) – On 14 March 2023 a District Court in Warsaw convicted human rights defender Justyna Wydrzyńska of the crime of ‘helping with an abortion’. Wydrzyńska was accused of helping a woman, who was in a relationship involving domestic violence, to access abortion medication in 2020. Wydrzyńska has been sentenced […]
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The Center for Reproductive Rights monitors and analyzes European abortion laws and advocates for reform of laws to ensure that they reflect international human rights standards and best medical practice. For more than 80 years the overwhelming trend has been for European countries to liberalize their abortion laws and legalize access to abortion. Today almost […]
Report by the Regional Gender Task Force developed by the Center and other organizations.
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An infographic showing the global trends in abortion rights.
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13.07.2022 (PRESS RELEASE): On Thursday the Praga Południe District Court in Poland’s capital Warsaw will hold its next hearing in the case of human rights defender Justyna Wydrzyńska. Wydrzyńska has been accused of helping a woman in an abusive relationship access abortion medication. Poland’s law on abortion is among the strictest in Europe. Poland and […]
The Center for Reproductive Rights presented an amicus to the Praga Południe District Court in Warsaw, Poland in the case of human rights defender Justyna Wydrzyńska. Wydrzyńska has been accused of helping a woman in an abusive relationship access abortion medication. Poland’s law on abortion is among the strictest in Europe. Poland and Malta […]