Council of Europe

A new Council of Europe report reiterates what we already know - availability of legal abortion reduces the rate of unsafe abortion.

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.

While the Council of Europe's recent vote on abortion is not legally binding, it represents the first pan-European call on European countries to decriminalize abortion where it remains illegal and to ensure that women and men have access to contraception.