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IPPF European Network @ippfen.bsky.social · 3d

#WeekInReview
⚖️ Spain moves to enshrine abortion in constitution bit.ly/47a5ctT & criminalise gender violence to loved ones bit.ly/3Kum1XR
👥 Denmark: EU must include men & boys in gender policy bit.ly/3IWgc4K
🏳️‍🌈 7,000 defy ban at Pécs Pride bit.ly/46VwDqf
@sedra-fpfe.org @sexogsamfund.bsky.social

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Center for Reproductive Rights Europe @reprorightseur.bsky.social · 15d

📣 OUT NOW: Europe Abortion Laws 2025: Policies, Progress and Challenges
Our 🆕 analysis highlights decades of progress in #abortion law reform across #Europe — but access barriers remain across the region.
View the full report 👇

Europe Abortion Laws 2025: Policies, Progress and Challenges | Center for Reproductive Rights

This regional analysis presents a comprehensive legal overview of abortion access throughout 49 countries in the region.

reproductiverights.org

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IPPF European Network @ippfen.bsky.social · 10d

#WeekInReview
🏳️‍🌈 Slovakia rolls back rights: bans surrogacy & same-sex adoption bit.ly/46GGnV1
🏚️ Greece: refugee women shelter closed due to US/EU funding cuts, stripping SRHR care bit.ly/4gQhMSq
📣 @heraxxi.bsky.social: Georgia “foreign influence” laws eroding rights & civic space bit.ly/4nYa2jG

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IPPF European Network @ippfen.bsky.social · 17d

#WeekInReview
💊 Misinformation fuels contraceptive dropouts bit.ly/4gwuJAC
⚖️ @coe.int urges France to act on sexual violence bit.ly/3IybZ7b
🪧 Dutch mayor pushes for restricting anti-abortion protests at clinics bit.ly/3ICbrNH
☎️ Tajikistan introduces domestic violence hotline bit.ly/46fOGbv

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IPPF European Network @ippfen.bsky.social · 17d

We protested in Brussels against Trump's plans to burn $10M worth of contraceptives. This reckless act by the US administration could deny 1.5M women & girls access to life-saving care.
We will not stand down.
Our statement: bit.ly/47PVKN9
@sensoa.bsky.social @11.be

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IPPF European Network @ippfen.bsky.social · Sep 8

#WeekInReview
🧣 @ippf.bsky.social IMAP Statement on sex worker-centred care bit.ly/3JQ1Q6g
📔 Poland: new CSE lessons spark backlash bit.ly/4mprufT
📜 European court: France’s sexual consent laws inadequate bit.ly/46s8V5G
📣 1.2M demand the @ec.europa.eu secure abortion rights bit.ly/41Kz6C5

IPPF European Network @ippfen.bsky.social · Sep 1

#WeekInReview
💉 EU approves 1st 2x-yearly HIV prevention jab: bit.ly/47oRZhC
⚖️ Kazakhstan criminalises stalking: bit.ly/4ndfVJu
🛡️ @coe.int new tools for anti-discrimination policing: bit.ly/3I0xwVP
🚫 Sign the petition: stop contraceptives burning! bit.ly/465mQgP
@leplanningfamilial.bsky.social

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IPPF European Network @ippfen.bsky.social · Aug 25

#WeekInReview
❌ @ec.europa.eu silent as US-funded contraceptives face destruction in FR: bit.ly/4fVCQ9N
💊 @epfsrr.bsky.social 2025 Contraception Atlas shows access across Europe: bit.ly/4gcgmBz
📍UNFPA: falling birth rates in Central Asia are tied to lack of reproductive freedom: bit.ly/3Hvkhwm

IPPF European Network @ippfen.bsky.social · Aug 8

🔥France urged to block incineration of $9.7M in US-funded contraceptives bit.ly/45m2cZh
🎙Türkiye jails LGBT youth delegate for speech @coe.int bit.ly/3J8fZLG
💡Kazakhstan youth lack SRHR info bit.ly/3HoPelG
📜Portugal reclassifies rape as public crime bit.ly/40VGBpi

@leplanningfamilial.bsky.social

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IPPF European Network @ippfen.bsky.social · Aug 1

❌FR backs BE’s to block US destruction of $10M contraceptives bit.ly/46xPU2n
@leplanningfamilial.bsky.social
⚖️LT: assisted reproduction ban for single women unconstitutional bit.ly/3UDDv5F
📢EU4Health slashes civils society grants bit.ly/4l9bwpp
⭐️EU revives Equal Treatment Directive bit.ly/4mkzRJE

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IPPF European Network @ippfen.bsky.social · Jul 28

🗞 IPPF condemns plan to burn US-funded contraceptives.

Read more www.reuters.com/business/hea...

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IPPF European Network @ippfen.bsky.social · Jul 25

‼️In a matter of hours, the Trump Administration will destroy $10 million worth of life-saving contraceptives. These resources were procured by U.S. taxpayer funds to support critical health needs in partner countries across the Global South. bit.ly/3J4okji

Response to the U.S. State Department’s Senseless Plan to Destroy Supplies and Deny Contraceptive Care | IPPF Europe & Central Asia

Joint Statement by IPPF, Le Planning familial, Sensoa, Fédération Laïque de Centres de Planning Familial, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and Countdown 2030 Europe.

bit.ly

IPPF European Network @ippfen.bsky.social · Jul 25

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IPPF European Network @ippfen.bsky.social · Jul 25

#WeekInReview
🌊 US nationalism reshaping EU politics bit.ly/44PxOHO
⚖️ PL: doctors convicted in sepsis death bit.ly/45saOOn
🩺 SE: gender law takes effect—medical hurdles remain bit.ly/4lOPYQ2
🏛 Local abortion wins in IT bit.ly/454N2aC
🌸 NL: redesigned speculum to reduce fear+pain bit.ly/4kW5wQy

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IPPF European Network @ippfen.bsky.social · Jul 23

📣 We're looking for a consultant or agency to help us design and develop an interactive, cloud-based dashboard that visualizes abortion legislation, policy, and practice across 33 countries in the Europe and Central Asia region.
📆 Deadline for applications: 20 Aug 2025
🔗 bit.ly/3GQKmWg

IPPF European Network @ippfen.bsky.social · Jul 21

We welcome the EU’s proposed 2028-2034 budget doubling CERV+ funding to protect fundamental rights, equality, and democracy. Now, it’s crucial that Parliament & Member States safeguard this support to uphold EU values and the rule of law: bit.ly/46R4Qsj

IPPF European Network @ippfen.bsky.social · Jul 18

#WeekInReview
🗳️ Luxembourg ends abortion waiting period bit.ly/40Vp14z
⚖️ Germany blocks pro-choice judge bit.ly/45a950T
🏳️‍⚧️ Turkey bans hormone access for trans youth bit.ly/4kI29N1
💶 CSOs to EU: tax big polluters! bit.ly/44T1AtR
📺 ‘The Next Wave’ exposes anti-gender networks bit.ly/4lFqHrq

IPPF European Network @ippfen.bsky.social · Jul 17

We mark a milestone in EU external action: the Commission proposes €200 billion for Global Europe in the next Multiannual Financial Framework. Read joint statement: bit.ly/44Ai5wi

#MFF #EUBudget
@udobullmann.bsky.social @leirepajin.bsky.social @rasmusandresen.bsky.social @rbiedron.bsky.social

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IPPF European Network @ippfen.bsky.social · Jul 9

As the EU prepares its 2028-2034 budget (MFF), civil society faces attacks on funding & advocacy. IPPF EN & allies urge @ec.europa.eu: protect #CERV and stand for EU values. Read our joint letter 📩 bit.ly/44QVNGw

@ilgaeurope.bsky.social @elc-lesbian-genius.bsky.social @reprorights.bsky.social

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IPPF European Network @ippfen.bsky.social · Jul 7

#WeekInReview
🚨 @hrw.org: Russia escalates anti-LGBT ‘extremism’ crackdown bit.ly/40FmE5V
⚖️NL drops trans rights bill under political pressure bit.ly/3TLQTVb
📉 @equalitynow.bsky.social Eurasia regional reports: rights gaps persist on sexual violence, child marriage & legal equality bit.ly/40xLIf6

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IPPF European Network @ippfen.bsky.social · Jun 30

#WeekInReview
🏳️‍🌈Biggest Budapest Pride: 200k+ march bit.ly/44p8AOV
🎖Ukrainian women on frontlines of humanitarian support bit.ly/4esDElH
⚖️Europe’s recent shifts on abortion bit.ly/3TjbJeb
💬We join the call to expand+protect EU CERV bit.ly/46mwmxI
@ilgaeurope.bsky.social @eucivilsociety.bsky.social

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IPPF European Network @ippfen.bsky.social · Jun 27

🌈 We will continue marching.

Read our full statement 👉🏽https://lnkd.in/edRGZwSM

@ilgaeurope.bsky.social
@ippf.bsky.social

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IPPF European Network @ippfen.bsky.social · Jun 27

Inaction only emboldens Prime Minister Orban and other autocratic forces, and betrays all those in Hungary and throughout the EU who want to live in free, equal and just societies.

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IPPF European Network @ippfen.bsky.social · Jun 27

We stand in solidarity with those continuing to stand for their rights in Hungary.

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IPPF European Network @ippfen.bsky.social · Jun 27

The Commission's inaction sends a very worrying signal about the EU institutions' willingness - or ability - to uphold core EU values of democracy, rule of law, and human rights.

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