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Access to sexual and reproductive health care services have become more difficult in several European countries, due to the current pandemic and its impact on health care services as well as to the confinement measures taken to contain it. The Council of Europe, IPPF (International Planned Parenthood Federation) and EPF have released reports and statements on […]

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In France, medical abortion in the first trimester has been allowed via telemedicine, due to the current pandemic, and women are also allowed to obtain an abortion in the second trimester, beyond the current 12 weeks limit, because of the psycho-social distress that the emergency situation and an eventual illness can provoke.      RECOMMANDATIONS REGIONALES […]

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In Italy access to abortion care has become more difficult due to the current pandemic in certain regions, and a national network of abortion providers, advocates for reproductive rights and researchers (Pro-choice) is asking that access to medical abortion in the 1st trimester is simplified, including via telemedicine, and allowed up to 9 weeks, as […]

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ABORTO, UN VIAGGIO FATTO DI BARRIERE Mentre a Verona si svolge il discusso Congresso sulle famiglie, parliamo di aborto e di applicazione della 194. Un gran numero di donne italiane ed europee viaggiano all’estero o entro i confini nazionali dei loro paesi di residenza per ottenere assistenza all’aborto: 4363 sono le italiane che hanno effettuato una […]

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Article on Outcome of Irish Referendum, from Center for Reproductive Rights: https://www.reproductiverights.org/press-room/outcome-of-irish-referendum-on-abortion-is-a-momentous-result-for-reproductive-rights  

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International workshop: “Travelling for abortion care and barriers to legal abortion: European and Irish perspectives on reproductive justice” June 8, Friday: 5 – 7 pm, Boole 1, UCC (https://www.ucc.ie/en/discover/visit/getting-here/) Organized by Dr Chiara Bonfiglioli and Women’s Studies with the support of the School of Applied Social Studies See the program here

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The University of Paris-Sorbonne (France) will held the International Conference on 6-8 November 2018: “Abortion in the British Isles, France and North America since 1800”. The conference invites participants from different fields of the social sciences to send their contribution. The aim of the conference is examining “how debates, the Law, as well as the […]

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We are aware of the great difficulties that women who want to interrupt their pregnancy in Europe have to face. That’s why we invite you to share your experience with the project team. With your help, we will be able to improve the study and create a community useful information for all.

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    This project has received funding from the European Reseach Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme BAR2LEGAB-680004