EPF
@epfsrr.bsky.social
European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual & Reproductive Rights | We're a network of Members of Parliament in #Europe and beyond, committed to advancing sexual & reproductive rights #SRHR . More at www.epfweb.org
Newsletter: https://www.epfweb.org/node/1151
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📢 Join Us for the Contraception Policy Atlas Europe 2026 Launch!
📅 Feb 24, 2025 | 🕒 15:30 – 17:00 CET
📍 European Parliament, Brussels
With MEPs Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus (S&D) and Mélissa Camara (The Greens/EFA)
🔗 Register by Feb 17: forms.office.com/e/LzZXbs0j5G
📅 Feb 24, 2025 | 🕒 15:30 – 17:00 CET
📍 European Parliament, Brussels
With MEPs Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus (S&D) and Mélissa Camara (The Greens/EFA)
🔗 Register by Feb 17: forms.office.com/e/LzZXbs0j5G
🔥📖 Superhot Book-Tip: "Accessing Abortion - Global and Comparative Perspectives". A great read written by lawyers and expert academics, including Neil Datta breaking down recent trends in European Abortion law.
Available today! Get a 30% discount with the promo-code: NYUAU30 on nyupress.org
Available today! Get a 30% discount with the promo-code: NYUAU30 on nyupress.org
February 10, 2026 at 11:18 AM
🔥📖 Superhot Book-Tip: "Accessing Abortion - Global and Comparative Perspectives". A great read written by lawyers and expert academics, including Neil Datta breaking down recent trends in European Abortion law.
Available today! Get a 30% discount with the promo-code: NYUAU30 on nyupress.org
Available today! Get a 30% discount with the promo-code: NYUAU30 on nyupress.org
📢 Join Us for the Contraception Policy Atlas Europe 2026 Launch!
📅 Feb 24, 2025 | 🕒 15:30 – 17:00 CET
📍 European Parliament, Brussels
With MEPs Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus (S&D) and Mélissa Camara (The Greens/EFA)
🔗 Register by Feb 17: forms.office.com/e/LzZXbs0j5G
📅 Feb 24, 2025 | 🕒 15:30 – 17:00 CET
📍 European Parliament, Brussels
With MEPs Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus (S&D) and Mélissa Camara (The Greens/EFA)
🔗 Register by Feb 17: forms.office.com/e/LzZXbs0j5G
February 5, 2026 at 4:41 PM
📢 Join Us for the Contraception Policy Atlas Europe 2026 Launch!
📅 Feb 24, 2025 | 🕒 15:30 – 17:00 CET
📍 European Parliament, Brussels
With MEPs Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus (S&D) and Mélissa Camara (The Greens/EFA)
🔗 Register by Feb 17: forms.office.com/e/LzZXbs0j5G
📅 Feb 24, 2025 | 🕒 15:30 – 17:00 CET
📍 European Parliament, Brussels
With MEPs Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus (S&D) and Mélissa Camara (The Greens/EFA)
🔗 Register by Feb 17: forms.office.com/e/LzZXbs0j5G
🌍 Swipe through the carousel to see how new policy decisions shape the future of sexual and reproductive rights around the world.
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... Follow for more SRHR news and policy updates and subscribe to our newsletter: lnkd.in/eeKNvuZa
February 3, 2026 at 11:39 AM
🌍 Swipe through the carousel to see how new policy decisions shape the future of sexual and reproductive rights around the world.
... Follow for more SRHR news and policy updates and subscribe to our newsletter: lnkd.in/eeKNvuZa
... Follow for more SRHR news and policy updates and subscribe to our newsletter: lnkd.in/eeKNvuZa
🥳 📢 A big step for SRHR in the EU: Former EPF-President and long-term SRHR ally Petra Bayr was just elected as the new President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe earlier this week.
Congratulations to Petra Bayr, the new PACE-President! 🥳 👏
Congratulations to Petra Bayr, the new PACE-President! 🥳 👏
January 29, 2026 at 5:04 PM
🥳 📢 A big step for SRHR in the EU: Former EPF-President and long-term SRHR ally Petra Bayr was just elected as the new President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe earlier this week.
Congratulations to Petra Bayr, the new PACE-President! 🥳 👏
Congratulations to Petra Bayr, the new PACE-President! 🥳 👏
The majority of European countries have progressive policies in place to fight HPV but we need more screenings, vaccinations and catch-up cohorts programmes.
Check out our website to see how your country ranks in HPV Prevention!
Check out our website to see how your country ranks in HPV Prevention!
January 23, 2026 at 11:30 AM
The majority of European countries have progressive policies in place to fight HPV but we need more screenings, vaccinations and catch-up cohorts programmes.
Check out our website to see how your country ranks in HPV Prevention!
Check out our website to see how your country ranks in HPV Prevention!
📢 #Consultancy call: #LAC HPV Atlas
We’re seeking a consultant to review & analyse #HPV and cervical cancer prevention policies across Latin America & the Caribbean, develop country profiles, rankings, and policy recommendations.
🗓 Apply by 25 Jan 2026: www.epfweb.org/node/1174
We’re seeking a consultant to review & analyse #HPV and cervical cancer prevention policies across Latin America & the Caribbean, develop country profiles, rankings, and policy recommendations.
🗓 Apply by 25 Jan 2026: www.epfweb.org/node/1174
Call for Consultancy Services - Latin America and the Caribbean HPV Atlas
EPF, European Parliamentary Forum on Sexual and Reproductive Rights (EPF) is seeking a qualified consultant to review and analyse Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer prevention policies in ...
www.epfweb.org
January 7, 2026 at 4:06 PM
📢 #Consultancy call: #LAC HPV Atlas
We’re seeking a consultant to review & analyse #HPV and cervical cancer prevention policies across Latin America & the Caribbean, develop country profiles, rankings, and policy recommendations.
🗓 Apply by 25 Jan 2026: www.epfweb.org/node/1174
We’re seeking a consultant to review & analyse #HPV and cervical cancer prevention policies across Latin America & the Caribbean, develop country profiles, rankings, and policy recommendations.
🗓 Apply by 25 Jan 2026: www.epfweb.org/node/1174
The EU-budget is supposed to finance a lot of things, including SRHR. But the EU often puts sexual and #reproductivehealth last. According to MEP Lucia Yar there needs to be a shift towards helping people that need it the most.
▶️ Available on YouTube and all listening platforms
▶️ Available on YouTube and all listening platforms
December 23, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The EU-budget is supposed to finance a lot of things, including SRHR. But the EU often puts sexual and #reproductivehealth last. According to MEP Lucia Yar there needs to be a shift towards helping people that need it the most.
▶️ Available on YouTube and all listening platforms
▶️ Available on YouTube and all listening platforms
"Sometimes human rights are seen as ideology, but they are not" - a quick reminder from UN High Commissioner, Volker Türk. He referred to our report "The Next Wave" (link in bio!)
Check out the report now!
Check out the report now!
December 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
"Sometimes human rights are seen as ideology, but they are not" - a quick reminder from UN High Commissioner, Volker Türk. He referred to our report "The Next Wave" (link in bio!)
Check out the report now!
Check out the report now!
Time for your monthly #SRHR news update! 🕑🌍
Swipe through the carousel to see how new #policy decisions shape the future of sexual and #ReproductiveRights around the world.
Swipe through the carousel to see how new #policy decisions shape the future of sexual and #ReproductiveRights around the world.
December 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Time for your monthly #SRHR news update! 🕑🌍
Swipe through the carousel to see how new #policy decisions shape the future of sexual and #ReproductiveRights around the world.
Swipe through the carousel to see how new #policy decisions shape the future of sexual and #ReproductiveRights around the world.
❗🎧 Destroying almost 10 million worth of readily available contraceptives?! In the final episode of our podcast, The Right to Decide, Neil Datta to examines the dangerous global effects of the Trump administration on sexual and reproductive health.
Listen to the podcast now! 🔗 youtu.be/-lv4hQWXnLs
Listen to the podcast now! 🔗 youtu.be/-lv4hQWXnLs
November 25, 2025 at 11:55 AM
❗🎧 Destroying almost 10 million worth of readily available contraceptives?! In the final episode of our podcast, The Right to Decide, Neil Datta to examines the dangerous global effects of the Trump administration on sexual and reproductive health.
Listen to the podcast now! 🔗 youtu.be/-lv4hQWXnLs
Listen to the podcast now! 🔗 youtu.be/-lv4hQWXnLs
📣 HPV Prevention Policy Atlas #Europe 2025 is out!
EPF, IPPEZ & @europeancancer.bsky.social launch new atlas at Polish Senate! 48 countries are ranked on #HPV vaccination, screening & info: Progress in Poland, but overall, Europe is still below #WHO & #EU targets.
More 👇
www.epfweb.org/node/1170
EPF, IPPEZ & @europeancancer.bsky.social launch new atlas at Polish Senate! 48 countries are ranked on #HPV vaccination, screening & info: Progress in Poland, but overall, Europe is still below #WHO & #EU targets.
More 👇
www.epfweb.org/node/1170
Launch of the latest HPV Prevention Policy Atlas at Polish Senate
Warsaw, Poland, 24 November 2025 – The European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (EPF) together with the Institute for Patients‘ Rights and Health Education in Poland (IPPEZ) and...
www.epfweb.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
📣 HPV Prevention Policy Atlas #Europe 2025 is out!
EPF, IPPEZ & @europeancancer.bsky.social launch new atlas at Polish Senate! 48 countries are ranked on #HPV vaccination, screening & info: Progress in Poland, but overall, Europe is still below #WHO & #EU targets.
More 👇
www.epfweb.org/node/1170
EPF, IPPEZ & @europeancancer.bsky.social launch new atlas at Polish Senate! 48 countries are ranked on #HPV vaccination, screening & info: Progress in Poland, but overall, Europe is still below #WHO & #EU targets.
More 👇
www.epfweb.org/node/1170
New policies are reshaping #SRHR worldwide:
🎉France now defines #rape as any non-consensual act
💊Japan will offer the morning-after pill OTC
🤰 Pregnant #MEPs can now cast proxy votes
💰 Ireland is the only EU country to increase aid in #EU
...More SRHR #news and updates coming next month.
🎉France now defines #rape as any non-consensual act
💊Japan will offer the morning-after pill OTC
🤰 Pregnant #MEPs can now cast proxy votes
💰 Ireland is the only EU country to increase aid in #EU
...More SRHR #news and updates coming next month.
November 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Why does the European #youth use less #contraception? Activist and SRHR Advisor Nicole Moran explains!
▶️ Listen to the fifth episode of our podcast “The Right to Decide” - available on YouTube and all listening platforms.
▶️ Listen to the fifth episode of our podcast “The Right to Decide” - available on YouTube and all listening platforms.
November 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Why does the European #youth use less #contraception? Activist and SRHR Advisor Nicole Moran explains!
▶️ Listen to the fifth episode of our podcast “The Right to Decide” - available on YouTube and all listening platforms.
▶️ Listen to the fifth episode of our podcast “The Right to Decide” - available on YouTube and all listening platforms.
World Prematurity Day visual - 🌍 Happy #WorldPrematurityDay !
For the first time, #WPD2025 is officially part of the WHO Calendar!
Prematurity is now recognized as a global health priority. 💜 It’s time for governments to act, improve care & give every baby the chance to thrive. 👶🌍
For the first time, #WPD2025 is officially part of the WHO Calendar!
Prematurity is now recognized as a global health priority. 💜 It’s time for governments to act, improve care & give every baby the chance to thrive. 👶🌍
November 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
World Prematurity Day visual - 🌍 Happy #WorldPrematurityDay !
For the first time, #WPD2025 is officially part of the WHO Calendar!
Prematurity is now recognized as a global health priority. 💜 It’s time for governments to act, improve care & give every baby the chance to thrive. 👶🌍
For the first time, #WPD2025 is officially part of the WHO Calendar!
Prematurity is now recognized as a global health priority. 💜 It’s time for governments to act, improve care & give every baby the chance to thrive. 👶🌍
🎧What is the impact of Trump on reproductive rights worldwide?
In the final episode of our #podcast, @sophieintveld.bsky.social talks with Neil Datta about how #Trump 2.0 is threatens #SRHR globally and whether #Europe could lead the fight for the right to decide.
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lv4...
In the final episode of our #podcast, @sophieintveld.bsky.social talks with Neil Datta about how #Trump 2.0 is threatens #SRHR globally and whether #Europe could lead the fight for the right to decide.
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lv4...
"Beyond the Chaos" Episode 6 - The Right to Decide
YouTube video by European Parliamentary Forum
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
🎧What is the impact of Trump on reproductive rights worldwide?
In the final episode of our #podcast, @sophieintveld.bsky.social talks with Neil Datta about how #Trump 2.0 is threatens #SRHR globally and whether #Europe could lead the fight for the right to decide.
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lv4...
In the final episode of our #podcast, @sophieintveld.bsky.social talks with Neil Datta about how #Trump 2.0 is threatens #SRHR globally and whether #Europe could lead the fight for the right to decide.
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lv4...
Reposted by EPF
📢 'Resisting Retrogression: Efforts to analyze, strategize, and mobilize to counter anti-rights movements' — a timely exploration of strategies for resisting the rollback of rights.
@epfsrr.bsky.social @ipas.org @womendeliver.bsky.social @fp2030.bsky.social #ICFP2025
@epfsrr.bsky.social @ipas.org @womendeliver.bsky.social @fp2030.bsky.social #ICFP2025
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
📢 'Resisting Retrogression: Efforts to analyze, strategize, and mobilize to counter anti-rights movements' — a timely exploration of strategies for resisting the rollback of rights.
@epfsrr.bsky.social @ipas.org @womendeliver.bsky.social @fp2030.bsky.social #ICFP2025
@epfsrr.bsky.social @ipas.org @womendeliver.bsky.social @fp2030.bsky.social #ICFP2025
"This movement is a backlash against everything we have accomplished." 🤨
@celiagroothedde.bsky.social talks about how anti-gender movements draw in young people in the fourth episode of our podcast "The Right to Decide".
➡️https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2PCdl5exh0
#womensrights #propaganda
@celiagroothedde.bsky.social talks about how anti-gender movements draw in young people in the fourth episode of our podcast "The Right to Decide".
➡️https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2PCdl5exh0
#womensrights #propaganda
November 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
"This movement is a backlash against everything we have accomplished." 🤨
@celiagroothedde.bsky.social talks about how anti-gender movements draw in young people in the fourth episode of our podcast "The Right to Decide".
➡️https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2PCdl5exh0
#womensrights #propaganda
@celiagroothedde.bsky.social talks about how anti-gender movements draw in young people in the fourth episode of our podcast "The Right to Decide".
➡️https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2PCdl5exh0
#womensrights #propaganda
🎧 🚨How do anti-rights actors use #money and #media to shape what we see, think, and believe?
@sophieintveld.bsky.social speaks with Belgian Senator @celiagroothedde.bsky.social about how anti-gender networks are reshaping #Europe's political and cultural landscape.
youtu.be/t2PCdl5exh0?...
@sophieintveld.bsky.social speaks with Belgian Senator @celiagroothedde.bsky.social about how anti-gender networks are reshaping #Europe's political and cultural landscape.
youtu.be/t2PCdl5exh0?...
"Influencing Politics, Shaping Culture" Episode 4 - The Right to Decide
YouTube video by European Parliamentary Forum
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 1:14 PM
🎧 🚨How do anti-rights actors use #money and #media to shape what we see, think, and believe?
@sophieintveld.bsky.social speaks with Belgian Senator @celiagroothedde.bsky.social about how anti-gender networks are reshaping #Europe's political and cultural landscape.
youtu.be/t2PCdl5exh0?...
@sophieintveld.bsky.social speaks with Belgian Senator @celiagroothedde.bsky.social about how anti-gender networks are reshaping #Europe's political and cultural landscape.
youtu.be/t2PCdl5exh0?...
🎙️ Did you know #EU public funds are supporting conservative networks spreading misinformation about #womenshealth?
Host @sophieintveld.bsky.social talks with MEP @luciayar.bsky.social to uncover how money fuels the anti-gender movement.
🔗 youtu.be/5xzYdfZZafs
Host @sophieintveld.bsky.social talks with MEP @luciayar.bsky.social to uncover how money fuels the anti-gender movement.
🔗 youtu.be/5xzYdfZZafs
"Follow the Money" Episode 3 - The Right to Decide
YouTube video by European Parliamentary Forum
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🎙️ Did you know #EU public funds are supporting conservative networks spreading misinformation about #womenshealth?
Host @sophieintveld.bsky.social talks with MEP @luciayar.bsky.social to uncover how money fuels the anti-gender movement.
🔗 youtu.be/5xzYdfZZafs
Host @sophieintveld.bsky.social talks with MEP @luciayar.bsky.social to uncover how money fuels the anti-gender movement.
🔗 youtu.be/5xzYdfZZafs
Attacks on #abortion rights are attacks on democracy itself.
Neil Datta talks about anti-gender and anti-democratic forces with @sophieintveld.bsky.social in the second episode of our podcast “The Right to Decide.”
➡️https://youtu.be/SJtmuqRmbSo?si=gXtc07Eu4VK7OlFN
#RoevsWade #womensrights
Neil Datta talks about anti-gender and anti-democratic forces with @sophieintveld.bsky.social in the second episode of our podcast “The Right to Decide.”
➡️https://youtu.be/SJtmuqRmbSo?si=gXtc07Eu4VK7OlFN
#RoevsWade #womensrights
October 20, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Attacks on #abortion rights are attacks on democracy itself.
Neil Datta talks about anti-gender and anti-democratic forces with @sophieintveld.bsky.social in the second episode of our podcast “The Right to Decide.”
➡️https://youtu.be/SJtmuqRmbSo?si=gXtc07Eu4VK7OlFN
#RoevsWade #womensrights
Neil Datta talks about anti-gender and anti-democratic forces with @sophieintveld.bsky.social in the second episode of our podcast “The Right to Decide.”
➡️https://youtu.be/SJtmuqRmbSo?si=gXtc07Eu4VK7OlFN
#RoevsWade #womensrights
Reposted by EPF
This is a highly informative and timely introduction to the ways in which anti-gender movements mobilize to undermine gender equality and democracy. It's 13 minutes very well spent!
🎧🚨 New episode of The Right to Decide out now! #podcast Who is threatening women’s rights in Europe — and why?
Host @sophieintveld.bsky.social speaks with Neil Datta, Executive Director of EPF, about anti-gender networks.
🔗https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJtmuqRmbSo
Host @sophieintveld.bsky.social speaks with Neil Datta, Executive Director of EPF, about anti-gender networks.
🔗https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJtmuqRmbSo
October 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This is a highly informative and timely introduction to the ways in which anti-gender movements mobilize to undermine gender equality and democracy. It's 13 minutes very well spent!
🎧🚨 New episode of The Right to Decide out now! #podcast Who is threatening women’s rights in Europe — and why?
Host @sophieintveld.bsky.social speaks with Neil Datta, Executive Director of EPF, about anti-gender networks.
🔗https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJtmuqRmbSo
Host @sophieintveld.bsky.social speaks with Neil Datta, Executive Director of EPF, about anti-gender networks.
🔗https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJtmuqRmbSo
October 16, 2025 at 10:04 AM
🎧🚨 New episode of The Right to Decide out now! #podcast Who is threatening women’s rights in Europe — and why?
Host @sophieintveld.bsky.social speaks with Neil Datta, Executive Director of EPF, about anti-gender networks.
🔗https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJtmuqRmbSo
Host @sophieintveld.bsky.social speaks with Neil Datta, Executive Director of EPF, about anti-gender networks.
🔗https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJtmuqRmbSo
📣 @joannasw.bsky.social explains the difficulties for Polish women in accessing safe #abortion. Poland has one of the most restrictive laws in Europe, which allows abortions only in two cases: when the pregnancy is a result of rape and when it threatens a woman’s life. #abortionishealthcare
October 10, 2025 at 11:46 AM
📣 @joannasw.bsky.social explains the difficulties for Polish women in accessing safe #abortion. Poland has one of the most restrictive laws in Europe, which allows abortions only in two cases: when the pregnancy is a result of rape and when it threatens a woman’s life. #abortionishealthcare
🎧🚨 New episode of The Right to Decide out now!
Listen to the new epissode on abortion rights in Europe.
Host @sophieintveld.bsky.social talks with Polish MEP @joannasw.bsky.social about bans, backlash, and the power to decide over your own body!
🔗 youtu.be/OjOD7pkZNpo
Listen to the new epissode on abortion rights in Europe.
Host @sophieintveld.bsky.social talks with Polish MEP @joannasw.bsky.social about bans, backlash, and the power to decide over your own body!
🔗 youtu.be/OjOD7pkZNpo
"Abortion Rights in Europe" Episode 1 - The Right to Decide
YouTube video by European Parliamentary Forum
youtu.be
October 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🎧🚨 New episode of The Right to Decide out now!
Listen to the new epissode on abortion rights in Europe.
Host @sophieintveld.bsky.social talks with Polish MEP @joannasw.bsky.social about bans, backlash, and the power to decide over your own body!
🔗 youtu.be/OjOD7pkZNpo
Listen to the new epissode on abortion rights in Europe.
Host @sophieintveld.bsky.social talks with Polish MEP @joannasw.bsky.social about bans, backlash, and the power to decide over your own body!
🔗 youtu.be/OjOD7pkZNpo
Reposted by EPF
⚖️🏛️ Wenn es um das Recht auf #Schwangerschaftsabbruch geht, wo steht die #Schweiz? Im Jahr 2025 erzielte sie im europäischen Vergleich ein Ergebnis, das leicht über dem Durchschnitt lag. Fortschritte sind also möglich, insbesondere im Bereich der Entkriminalisierung. Atlas 2025 👇
🌍 How is your country performing on access to abortion?
The #Abortion Atlas reveals where progress is being made—and where barriers remain.
👉 Explore the Atlas: www.epfweb.org/node/1156
The #Abortion Atlas reveals where progress is being made—and where barriers remain.
👉 Explore the Atlas: www.epfweb.org/node/1156
September 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
⚖️🏛️ Wenn es um das Recht auf #Schwangerschaftsabbruch geht, wo steht die #Schweiz? Im Jahr 2025 erzielte sie im europäischen Vergleich ein Ergebnis, das leicht über dem Durchschnitt lag. Fortschritte sind also möglich, insbesondere im Bereich der Entkriminalisierung. Atlas 2025 👇