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Europe Puts Violence Against Women on Agenda

Anna Wilkowska-Landowska on October 7, 2008 - 7:00am
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The Council of Europe's recent campaign fighting violence against women has successfully reframed domestic violence as a human rights violation, not a private matter.

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Pregnant in Poland? Government Considers Tracking You for Illegal Abortion

Anna Wilkowska-Landowska on September 24, 2008 - 7:00am
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The Polish Health Minister recently proposed a new health department that would register and track women's pregnancies to ensure abortions were not obtained illegally.

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"The Most Invisible Entity" : EU Focuses on Girl Children

Anna Wilkowska-Landowska on September 18, 2008 - 7:00am
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This summer, the European Council adopted a set of indicators to monitor the advancement of girls' rights to access education and sexual and reproductive health care, and to ensure the eradication of child sexual exploitation.

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Is Lithuania about to Adopt an Abortion Ban?

Anna Wilkowska-Landowska on August 20, 2008 - 7:00am
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If the Lithuanian Parliament adopts more restrictive abortion regulations currently under debate, Lithuania would join Malta, Ireland and Poland as a European country in which access to abortion is significantly limited.

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Even Legal Abortion Is Hard to Access in Poland

Anna Wilkowska-Landowska on August 16, 2008 - 8:00am
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Abortion in Poland is legal when the mother's life or health is at risk, in cases of fetal malformation, or when pregnancy is a result of a crime, and a clear majority of Poles support access to abortion in these cases. So why is accessing legal abortion so difficult?

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Poles and Romanians Struggle to Access Abortion

Anna Wilkowska-Landowska on July 22, 2008 - 7:00am
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Young girls in Poland and Romania were both able to secure abortions recently, but both stories generated firestorms of controversy.

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