On July 24, 2025, in Germany, the nomination of public law professor Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf to the Constitutional Court was suspended under pressure from the CDU (Christian Democratic Union). The conservative party opposed her due to her support for the legalization of abortion — still a highly controversial issue in the country, where abortion remains technically…
The Fédération Laïque des Centres de Planning Familial (FLCPF) and SENSOA, both members of the Abortion Right platform, join IPPF and Le Planning Familial (France) in condemning the United States’ decision to destroy large stocks of contraceptives originally intended for women in partner countries in the Global South, where access to reproductive healthcare is limited….
Mateusz Morawiecki, Poland’s ex-Prime Minister, favors a more liberal abortion law, marking a significant stance change within PiS. Read more: https://bnnbreaking.com/politics/shift-in-polands-abortion-law-ex-pm-morawiecki-backs-repeal-of-near-total-ban
Women wishing to terminate a pregnancy are facing many hurdles and social disapproval, raising the wrath of feminists. Read more (subscribers only): https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/02/14/the-increasing-difficulties-of-getting-an-abortion-in-italy_6522839_4.html
The Guardian – Some reproductive healthcare, including abortion and contraception such as the morning-after pill following a sexual assault, is unavailable to patients at a number of publicly funded Catholic hospitals across Australia. Science reporter Donna Lu talks to Jane Lee about the devastating impact this can have on patients – when religious views override the right to medical…
“In response to the publication today of the three-year review of Ireland’s 2018 abortion law, Amnesty International said that, while nearly 18,000 pregnant people were able to access legal abortion care since the law came into operation in 2019, serious gaps and barriers were revealed and must be addressed urgently by the Government. Amnesty International…
“Recommendations for widespread changes by report chair expected to reignite debate on abortion provision in Ireland” https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2023/04/21/abortion-review-to-recommend-sweeping-changes-to-existing-law/
“Abortion on health grounds to be allowed but only if medical complication can lead to woman’s death as government climbs down from previous wider interpretation • New amendments to Bill 28 unveiled In short: New abortion amendments to Bill 28 https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/123603/abortion_for_health_reasons_only_if_woman_risks_death_in_new_government_proposal
Tensions are mounting in the Government over a delay in publishing a review on abortion laws. Green Party chair Pauline O’Reilly has vented frustration with Health Minister Stephen Donnelly over the review, which is required under the legislation introduced following a repeal of the Eighth Amendment. https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-41072219.html
UN experts* today welcomed the adoption of new comprehensive anti-discrimination and feminist legislation in Spain, which guarantees and facilitates access to sexual and reproductive rights in the country. https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/02/spain-un-experts-hail-new-feminist-legislation
