Center for Reproductive Rights Europe
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Abortion Laws in Europe - Center for Reproductive Rights
In the global struggle for reproductive rights, the landscape in Europe offers reason for both optimism and continued vigilance.
reproductiverights.org
📊 NEW REPORT: Explore how abortion law & policy compares across 49 European countries:
🗺️ Abortion on request
🗺️ Bans
🗺️ Criminalisation
🗺️ Waiting periods
🗺️ Counselling requirements
🗺️ Time limits
🗺️ Coverage & affordability
See the full set of maps & analysis ⬇️
🗺️ Abortion on request
🗺️ Bans
🗺️ Criminalisation
🗺️ Waiting periods
🗺️ Counselling requirements
🗺️ Time limits
🗺️ Coverage & affordability
See the full set of maps & analysis ⬇️
In just a few weeks, @ec.europa.eu will issue its decision on the #MyVoiceMyChoice European Citizens’ Initiative, which calls for measures to support safe & accessible abortion across the EU. We are proud to support this important initiative.
Final push on abortion rights initiative ahead of Commission decision | Euractiv
Proposed EU fund would help women travel for abortion care
www.euractiv.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:14 PM
In just a few weeks, @ec.europa.eu will issue its decision on the #MyVoiceMyChoice European Citizens’ Initiative, which calls for measures to support safe & accessible abortion across the EU. We are proud to support this important initiative.
📣 Call for input: @who.int is seeking grey literature and expert contributions on how abortion care information is included in comprehensive sex education for young people, with input welcomed from across regions and contexts.
Grey literature and experts needed on abortion care information for young people
Why is this review being conducted?In 2019, more than half of unintended pregnancies among adolescent girls aged 15–19 ended in abortion, many of which were unsafe in low- and middle-income countries....
www.who.int
February 11, 2026 at 3:52 PM
📣 Call for input: @who.int is seeking grey literature and expert contributions on how abortion care information is included in comprehensive sex education for young people, with input welcomed from across regions and contexts.
Proud to have led this joint effort calling on @ec.europa.eu to act on the #MyVoiceMyChoice European Citizens’ Initiative to ensure safe & accessible abortion across the EU. The Commission has the legal competence, democratic mandate and responsibility to act.
Pressure mounts on Commission as 170 groups back EU abortion initiative | Euractiv
Commission faces 2 March deadline on ‘My Voice, My Choice’ initiative
www.euractiv.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Proud to have led this joint effort calling on @ec.europa.eu to act on the #MyVoiceMyChoice European Citizens’ Initiative to ensure safe & accessible abortion across the EU. The Commission has the legal competence, democratic mandate and responsibility to act.
More than 1 million citizens. A majority of the European Parliament. And now, civil society across the EU.
The message is clear: @ec.europa.eu must act on #MyVoiceMyChoice and propose a voluntary EU-level financial mechanism to support access to safe, legal abortion care.
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
The message is clear: @ec.europa.eu must act on #MyVoiceMyChoice and propose a voluntary EU-level financial mechanism to support access to safe, legal abortion care.
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
Civil society open letter to the European Commission in support of My Voice, My Choice - Center for Reproductive Rights
reprorights.org
February 6, 2026 at 11:54 AM
More than 1 million citizens. A majority of the European Parliament. And now, civil society across the EU.
The message is clear: @ec.europa.eu must act on #MyVoiceMyChoice and propose a voluntary EU-level financial mechanism to support access to safe, legal abortion care.
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
The message is clear: @ec.europa.eu must act on #MyVoiceMyChoice and propose a voluntary EU-level financial mechanism to support access to safe, legal abortion care.
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
📣 Civil society groups from across the EU are calling on @ec.europa.eu to act on the #MyVoiceMyChoice ECI.
The ask is clear: a voluntary EU-level financial mechanism that supports access to safe, legal abortion care.
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social @hadjalahbib.bsky.social
The ask is clear: a voluntary EU-level financial mechanism that supports access to safe, legal abortion care.
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social @hadjalahbib.bsky.social
Civil society open letter to the European Commission in support of My Voice, My Choice - Center for Reproductive Rights
reprorights.org
February 4, 2026 at 11:34 AM
📣 Civil society groups from across the EU are calling on @ec.europa.eu to act on the #MyVoiceMyChoice ECI.
The ask is clear: a voluntary EU-level financial mechanism that supports access to safe, legal abortion care.
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social @hadjalahbib.bsky.social
The ask is clear: a voluntary EU-level financial mechanism that supports access to safe, legal abortion care.
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social @hadjalahbib.bsky.social
🆕 research examines @echr.coe.int cases on denied access to sexual and reproductive health services since 1976. The analysis shows that recurring human rights violations have contributed to persistent gaps between legal protections and effective access to care across Europe.
Denial of access to sexual and reproductive health services in Europe: an analysis of cases from the European court of human rights (1976–2023) - Reproductive Health
Reproductive Health - In June 2021, the European Parliament agreed to ensure universal and adequate access to high-quality sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care and to promote SRH education in...
link.springer.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:44 AM
🆕 research examines @echr.coe.int cases on denied access to sexual and reproductive health services since 1976. The analysis shows that recurring human rights violations have contributed to persistent gaps between legal protections and effective access to care across Europe.
Encouraging news from #Malta, one of the few European countries with highly restrictive #abortion laws, reflecting growing recognition of the harm caused by penalising women who seek essential healthcare. Ultimately, the @who.int recommends the full decriminalisation of abortion.
Robert Abela: No woman will go to prison for abortion on my watch
Prime Minister Robert Abela says he would use constitutional prerogative to recommend changing jail term imposed on women for abortion to non-custodial sentence
www.maltatoday.com.mt
January 30, 2026 at 12:15 PM
🎉 Good news from Luxembourg: The Parliament’s Institutional Affairs Committee has advanced a proposal to enshrine access to #abortion in the Constitution, following backing from the State Council. A plenary vote is expected in early March.
Plenary vote expected in March: Parliamentary committee advances bid to anchor abortion access in Constitution
Luxembourg's Institutional Affairs Committee has advanced a proposal to enshrine access to abortion in the Constitution after the State Council backed the text in its second opinion, with a plenary vo...
today.rtl.lu
January 26, 2026 at 3:42 PM
🎉 Good news from Luxembourg: The Parliament’s Institutional Affairs Committee has advanced a proposal to enshrine access to #abortion in the Constitution, following backing from the State Council. A plenary vote is expected in early March.
An interesting analysis from @emmapirnay.bsky.social at @euractiv.com examining the growing web of anti-abortion influence in Brussels, including insights from our Legal Advisor Camille Gervais.
Brussels, the quiet front line of Europe’s abortion wars | Euractiv
Conservative religious groups, US-linked think tanks and faith-based organisations are increasingly using the EU capital to push hardline anti-abortion views – blurring the line between belief, lobbyi...
www.euractiv.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:32 PM
An interesting analysis from @emmapirnay.bsky.social at @euractiv.com examining the growing web of anti-abortion influence in Brussels, including insights from our Legal Advisor Camille Gervais.
Access to clear, accurate information about essential healthcare, including #abortion, is a core component of the right to health, as recognised by the @who.int and UN human rights standards. Restricting access to this information can have serious implications for public health.
Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:17 PM
A Paris court has ruled that, until February 2025, the French state failed to implement legally required sexuality education in schools. The decision illustrates persistent gaps in delivering comprehensive sexual health education across Europe.
L'État français condamné pour manquement à l'éducation à la vie affective et sexuelle de ses élèves
Le Tribunal de Paris a condamné l'État français à payer un euro symbolique, car selon lui, la mise en place en 2025 du programme EVARS dans l'Éducation Nationale a mis fin à la carence.
fr.euronews.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:52 PM
A Paris court has ruled that, until February 2025, the French state failed to implement legally required sexuality education in schools. The decision illustrates persistent gaps in delivering comprehensive sexual health education across Europe.
A 🆕 @who.int report shows how health systems across Europe are failing survivors of gender-based violence, leaving millions without access to essential care, including the clinical management of rape. Many still fall short of WHO guidelines for treating women & girls after experiencing violence.
www.euronews.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:09 PM
A 🆕 @who.int report shows how health systems across Europe are failing survivors of gender-based violence, leaving millions without access to essential care, including the clinical management of rape. Many still fall short of WHO guidelines for treating women & girls after experiencing violence.
#Denmark has agreed to compensate Greenlandic women and girls who were subjected to involuntary birth control between 1966-1991, when thousands were fitted with IUDs without consent. This marks an important step towards justice, recognition and reparations for survivors.
Denmark to Pay Greenlandic Victims of Forced Birth Control
Denmark will compensate victims in a decades-long scandal in which thousands of Greenlandic girls and young women were fitted with birth control devices by Danish doctors, often without their consent ...
www.bloomberg.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:23 AM
#Denmark has agreed to compensate Greenlandic women and girls who were subjected to involuntary birth control between 1966-1991, when thousands were fitted with IUDs without consent. This marks an important step towards justice, recognition and reparations for survivors.
The @who.int has released its first global guideline on #infertility, offering 40 recommendations to make care safer and more affordable and urging countries to expand access to evidence-based services through their health systems. Infertility affects millions across Europe.
Guideline for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infertility
The objective of this guideline is to provide evidence-based recommendations to prevent, diagnose and treat infertility. It provides a source for countries to adopt, adapt or update their national cli...
www.who.int
January 8, 2026 at 9:44 AM
The @who.int has released its first global guideline on #infertility, offering 40 recommendations to make care safer and more affordable and urging countries to expand access to evidence-based services through their health systems. Infertility affects millions across Europe.
A King's College London study found that #COVID19 worsened #abortion access in #Poland, as lockdowns increased stigma, isolation & risks of intimate partner violence. The near-total abortion ban, resulting from the October 2020 Constitutional Tribunal ruling, further restricted access to care.
King's research reveals how COVID-19 deepened barriers to abortion care in Poland | King's College London
Research shows that COVID-19 measures and legal restrictions in Poland compounded barriers to abortion access, revealing how health emergencies intersect with structural inequalities and gendered vuln...
www.kcl.ac.uk
January 5, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Women across Europe still endure obstetric violence, from non-consensual interventions to denial of privacy, decision-making and respectful care. @who.int standards call for dignified, woman-centered childbirth, including privacy, informed consent, continuous support and freedom from mistreatment.
‘Of Course it Hurts’: Croatia Failing Women During Childbirth
Intrusive, outdated and sometimes harmful procedures during childbirth remain routine in Croatian hospitals, where standards of care vary wildly and veer from WHO recommendations.
balkaninsight.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Women across Europe still endure obstetric violence, from non-consensual interventions to denial of privacy, decision-making and respectful care. @who.int standards call for dignified, woman-centered childbirth, including privacy, informed consent, continuous support and freedom from mistreatment.
Across #Europe, 43 of 49 countries now allow #abortion on request during early pregnancy.
In the past decade, 20 countries have reformed laws to dismantle harmful barriers and improve access.
Learn more 👇
In the past decade, 20 countries have reformed laws to dismantle harmful barriers and improve access.
Learn more 👇
Abortion Laws in Europe 2025 - Center for Reproductive Rights
reproductiverights.org
January 2, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Everyone, everywhere, has the right to control their own body, access reproductive healthcare, and live free from discrimination, coercion and violence.
Everyone, everywhere, has the right to control their own body, access reproductive healthcare, and live free from discrimination, coercion and violence.
December 31, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Everyone, everywhere, has the right to control their own body, access reproductive healthcare, and live free from discrimination, coercion and violence.
Everyone, everywhere, has the right to control their own body, access reproductive healthcare, and live free from discrimination, coercion and violence.
#GenderEquality cannot be achieved without #SRHR. Women in Europe must have access to the full range of sexual and reproductive health services, without stigma, barriers or discrimination.
This includes:
💊 Contraception
🩺 Abortion
🧬 Assisted Reproduction
🤰 Maternal Care
This includes:
💊 Contraception
🩺 Abortion
🧬 Assisted Reproduction
🤰 Maternal Care
December 29, 2025 at 12:05 PM
#GenderEquality cannot be achieved without #SRHR. Women in Europe must have access to the full range of sexual and reproductive health services, without stigma, barriers or discrimination.
This includes:
💊 Contraception
🩺 Abortion
🧬 Assisted Reproduction
🤰 Maternal Care
This includes:
💊 Contraception
🩺 Abortion
🧬 Assisted Reproduction
🤰 Maternal Care
Monaco remains one of only a handful of European countries that still has highly restrictive #abortion laws. By blocking the proposed legal reform, despite strong political support, women will continue to be forced to seek care abroad or outside legal pathways.
Prince Albert Refuses to Sign Bill to Legalize Abortion After It Passes by Near-Unanimous Vote — and Explains His Decision
Prince Albert of Monaco had refused to sign a bill that would legalize abortion in the principality, pointing to "the role of the Catholic religion in our country."
people.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Monaco remains one of only a handful of European countries that still has highly restrictive #abortion laws. By blocking the proposed legal reform, despite strong political support, women will continue to be forced to seek care abroad or outside legal pathways.
Sexual and reproductive health & rights are fundamental #humanrights, grounded in international law.
Ensuring access to comprehensive #SRHR means protecting the universal rights to:
🧬 Life
🏥 Health
🔒 Privacy
🎓 Education
✊ Freedom from discrimination, violence and torture
Ensuring access to comprehensive #SRHR means protecting the universal rights to:
🧬 Life
🏥 Health
🔒 Privacy
🎓 Education
✊ Freedom from discrimination, violence and torture
December 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Sexual and reproductive health & rights are fundamental #humanrights, grounded in international law.
Ensuring access to comprehensive #SRHR means protecting the universal rights to:
🧬 Life
🏥 Health
🔒 Privacy
🎓 Education
✊ Freedom from discrimination, violence and torture
Ensuring access to comprehensive #SRHR means protecting the universal rights to:
🧬 Life
🏥 Health
🔒 Privacy
🎓 Education
✊ Freedom from discrimination, violence and torture
A report from @amnesty.org shows that #abortion access in Europe remains deeply uneven, with criminalisation, delays, refusals of care and rising anti-rights pressure putting reproductive rights at risk. Governments must act to ensure equal & universal access to essential healthcare.
Europe: Existing barriers to abortion access compounded by alarming attempts to roll back reproductive rights
European governments must act to ensure equal and universal access to abortion care in the face of ongoing restrictions and intensifying efforts to further limit access to abortion across the region, ...
www.amnesty.org
December 19, 2025 at 12:44 PM
A report from @amnesty.org shows that #abortion access in Europe remains deeply uneven, with criminalisation, delays, refusals of care and rising anti-rights pressure putting reproductive rights at risk. Governments must act to ensure equal & universal access to essential healthcare.
We welcome yesterday's decision of the Constitutional Court of #Slovakia which declares the harmful anti-NGO law adopted earlier this year unconstitutional.
Civil society must be protected, not silenced or stigmatised.
Civil society must be protected, not silenced or stigmatised.
The government wanted to police NGOs. Slovakia’s top court said no.
Judges struck down a law critics likened to Russia’s crackdown on civil society.
spectator.sme.sk
December 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
We welcome yesterday's decision of the Constitutional Court of #Slovakia which declares the harmful anti-NGO law adopted earlier this year unconstitutional.
Civil society must be protected, not silenced or stigmatised.
Civil society must be protected, not silenced or stigmatised.
🎉 @europarl.europa.eu has adopted the #MyVoiceMyChoice resolution! Congrats to @myvoicemychoice.bsky.social and everyone who backed this push for EU-wide access to #abortion care. We now look to @ec.europa.eu to build on this strong and clear call & put forward a legislative proposal.
December 17, 2025 at 11:48 AM
🎉 @europarl.europa.eu has adopted the #MyVoiceMyChoice resolution! Congrats to @myvoicemychoice.bsky.social and everyone who backed this push for EU-wide access to #abortion care. We now look to @ec.europa.eu to build on this strong and clear call & put forward a legislative proposal.