Poland
Joint submission to the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers regarding implementation of P&S v. Poland (2019)
Joint submission to the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers regarding implementation of P&S v. Poland (2018)
Over 200 Sexual Reproductive Right’s NGOs Call for Polish Parliament to Protect Women’s Health and Rights
Proposed Bill Continues Roll Back on Reproductive Rights Poland’s Parliament should listen to the voices of women across Poland and reject a regressive legislative proposal that would erode reproductive rights, over 200 human and women’s rights groups from across the globe said in a statement issued today. The Parliament is debating a draft bill entitled […]
Joint Civil Society Statement: Polish Parliament Must Protect Women’s Health and Rights
Call on Costa Rica Now
For too long, women in Costa Rica have been denied legal abortion services—help us fight back. Your voice counts – sign the petition now to urge the Costa Rican government to permit women to receive the medical care they need. 10.12.17 – When Aurora, a Costa Rican woman, and her husband found out she was […]
Joint submission to the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers regarding implementation of P&S v. Poland (2017)
U.N. Human Rights Committee Concerned by Poland’s Restrictive Abortion Law
U.N. Human Rights Committee Concerned by Poland’s Restrictive Abortion Law (PRESS RELEASE) Women in Poland may face risks to their health and lives as a result of the country’s highly restrictive abortion law—according to a report released today by the United Nations Human Rights Committee (U.N. Committee). The U.N. Committee expressed serious concerns about the […]
Shadow Letter on Poland to UN Human Rights Committee
On October 17-18, 2016, the United Nations Human Rights Committee questioned Polish officials as a part of periodic review of Poland’s compliance with its human rights obligations. The Center for Reproductive Rights with local partners sumittied a report to the UN Committee ahead of the review to bring attention to serious reproductive rights violations stemming […]
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Women’s Strike Defeats Abortion Ban in Poland
Women’s Strike Defeats Abortion Ban in Poland https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/HP_POLAND_thumb.jpg On October 3, seven million women in Poland went on strike, outraged by a proposal that would completely ban abortion—and punish women who end a pregnancy with up to five years in prison. Lawmakers immediately backed down. As one conservative politician put it, the protest “taught us […]