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Groundbreaking European Court of Human Rights judgment on access to prenatal testing and abortion
In a 2011 groundbreaking judgment, R.R. v. Poland, the European Court held that Poland’s failure to provide a woman timely access to prenatal genetic testing and information allowing her to make an informed decision about [...]
European Committee of Social Rights Protects Swedish Women’s Rights to Access Reproductive Health Services
European Committee of Social Rights Protects Swedish Women’s Rights to Access Reproductive Health Services (PRESS RELEASE) The European Social Charter does not entitle health professionals in Sweden to invoke personal or moral objections as an excuse [...]
Conscientious Objection and Reproductive Rights: International Human Rights Standards
The Center for Reproductive Rights’ new publication Conscientious Objection and Reproductive Rights: International Human Rights Standards describes the rules of International Human Rights Law regarding conscientious objection. The toolkit analyzes the applicable human rights standards [...]
Whose Right to Life? Women’s Rights and Prenatal Protections under Human Rights and Comparative Law
The right to life is a fundamental human right, central to the enjoyment of all other human rights. International human rights law recognizes this basic right begins at birth, and international and regional human rights [...]
Pursuit of Justice
Pursuit of Justice The story of Polish daughter and mother P and S is deeply complicated. P, a teenager, was raped and became pregnant as a consequence. She wanted to terminate the pregnancy and had [...]
Uphill Battle for Ireland’s New Abortion Law
Uphill Battle for Ireland’s New Abortion Law The death of Savita Halappanavar in Galway, Ireland, last October created a national uproar in the country, and a call for greater clarity around a longstanding Supreme Court [...]
Reproductive Rights: A Tool for Monitoring State Obligations
The Monitoring Tool provides a means to monitor the implementation of specific State obligations in the field of reproductive rights. The tool outlines State obligations under international and regional human rights law on a range [...]
European Court of Human Rights Issues Judgment in Z v. Poland
European Court of Human Rights Issues Judgment in Z v. Poland This week the European Court of Human Rights issued a disappointing judgment in Z v. Poland, a case brought by a mother, known as [...]
