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New EU Gender Equality Strategy - Progress, but SRHR ambition still lacking
The European Commission reaffirms its commitment to gender equality and recognises the backlash against women’s rights, but the new Strategy lacks the urgent action needed to advance SRHR.
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New EU Gender Equality Strategy - Progress, but SRHR ambition still lacking
Ahead of International Women’s Day, the European Commission has published the EU G
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Civil society open letter to European Commission in support of My Voice, My Choice
Dear President von Der Leyen, Vice-President Mînzatu, Commissioner Lahbib, Commissioner Várhelyi,
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New EU Victims’ Rights Directive confirms and specifies survivors’ access to sexual and reproductive healthcare
IPPF EN welcomes the political agre
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EU Civil Society Strategy: A Welcome Step, but Still Falling Short — Gender-Responsive Actions Needed
Joint civil society statement on the publication of the first EU Civil Society Strategy
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CSOs, Citizens, and Politicians Protest Contraceptive Destruction Ordered by the Trump Administration
The Trump Administration took a cruel and ideologically driven decision to
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Joint statement as EU Commission boosts funding to strengthen rights, equality, and democracy
As civil society organisations committed to securing equality and non-discrimination across Europe, we welcome the continuation of financial support for the essential objectives of protecting and p
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CSOs & Trade Unions Welcome EU’s New Revenue Proposals as “Much Needed” but Fail to Target the Most Profitable and Polluting Sectors
“The options included in the European Commission proposal on Own Resources, would bring much-needed resources to meet the EU’s financing needs.
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Joint statement from 30 organizations: Commission Global Europe proposal “potentially game-changing”
Today’s proposal to allocate €200 billion in the EU’s external action budget is potentially game-changing.
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| 19 May 2022
Spain debates plans for paid menstrual leave and wider abortion access
Currently, abortion care is available during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy based on a woman's indication. Up to 22 weeks, abortion is permitted in cases of serious risk to the life or health of the woman or foetus. Thereafter, abortion care is only accessible in cases of foetal abnormalities incompatible with life or extremely serious and incurable illness. Nonetheless, access to dignified and safe care remains an obstacle course especially for those already marginalized by systemic discrimination. But there is hope. This week, the government discussed a progressive law which gives autonomy to girls aged 16 to 18 to access abortion care without parental consent; regulates denial of care based on personal beliefs; and scraps medically unnecessary 3-day waiting periods delaying access to abortion. If approved, the law would also extend financing for contraceptive care. The draft law also guarantees up to 3 days of menstrual leave for painful periods; eliminates VAT on menstrual products; and asks that schools and prisons offer free menstrual products.
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| 19 May 2022
Spain debates plans for paid menstrual leave and wider abortion access
Currently, abortion care is available during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy based on a woman's indication. Up to 22 weeks, abortion is permitted in cases of serious risk to the life or health of the woman or foetus. Thereafter, abortion care is only accessible in cases of foetal abnormalities incompatible with life or extremely serious and incurable illness. Nonetheless, access to dignified and safe care remains an obstacle course especially for those already marginalized by systemic discrimination. But there is hope. This week, the government discussed a progressive law which gives autonomy to girls aged 16 to 18 to access abortion care without parental consent; regulates denial of care based on personal beliefs; and scraps medically unnecessary 3-day waiting periods delaying access to abortion. If approved, the law would also extend financing for contraceptive care. The draft law also guarantees up to 3 days of menstrual leave for painful periods; eliminates VAT on menstrual products; and asks that schools and prisons offer free menstrual products.
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| 19 May 2022
Spain debates plans for paid menstrual leave and wider abortion access
Currently, abortion care is available during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy based on a woman's indication. Up to 22 weeks, abortion is permitted in cases of serious risk to the life or health of the woman or foetus. Thereafter, abortion care is only accessible in cases of foetal abnormalities incompatible with life or extremely serious and incurable illness. Nonetheless, access to dignified and safe care remains an obstacle course especially for those already marginalized by systemic discrimination. But there is hope. This week, the government discussed a progressive law which gives autonomy to girls aged 16 to 18 to access abortion care without parental consent; regulates denial of care based on personal beliefs; and scraps medically unnecessary 3-day waiting periods delaying access to abortion. If approved, the law would also extend financing for contraceptive care. The draft law also guarantees up to 3 days of menstrual leave for painful periods; eliminates VAT on menstrual products; and asks that schools and prisons offer free menstrual products.
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| 19 May 2022
Spain debates plans for paid menstrual leave and wider abortion access
Currently, abortion care is available during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy based on a woman's indication. Up to 22 weeks, abortion is permitted in cases of serious risk to the life or health of the woman or foetus. Thereafter, abortion care is only accessible in cases of foetal abnormalities incompatible with life or extremely serious and incurable illness. Nonetheless, access to dignified and safe care remains an obstacle course especially for those already marginalized by systemic discrimination. But there is hope. This week, the government discussed a progressive law which gives autonomy to girls aged 16 to 18 to access abortion care without parental consent; regulates denial of care based on personal beliefs; and scraps medically unnecessary 3-day waiting periods delaying access to abortion. If approved, the law would also extend financing for contraceptive care. The draft law also guarantees up to 3 days of menstrual leave for painful periods; eliminates VAT on menstrual products; and asks that schools and prisons offer free menstrual products.
