More on Europe and contraception in our Publications page

ByCristina Puig

April 2019. We recently updated our Publications page to include resources from colleague organizations, focused on reproductive rights and access to contraception in Europe. This valuable references, which may be of use for your work promoting EC access in our region, can be found here:

  • European Parliament Resolution: Experiencing backlash in women’s rights and gender equality in the EU ( 2019).
  • WHO Europe: Action Plan for Sexual and Reproductive Health: Towards achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Europe – leaving no one behind.
  • European Parliamentary Forum: Limited Access: Europe’s Contraception Deficit –  A White Paper (2018).
  • Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights: Women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights in Europe (2017).

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