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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
Newsletter: https://www.epfweb.org/node/1151
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· Jul 14
🚨 For 15 years, an anti-abortion NGO in Brussels received European public funding through Erasmus+. The problem: They spread misinformation about contraception and abortion.
The funds are frozen now after MEPs reached out to the Commission to launch an investigation. 👏
The funds are frozen now after MEPs reached out to the Commission to launch an investigation. 👏
Andrea Ballivián (MP, Bolivia) reaffirmed her commitment to the Montevideo Consensus Declaration together with 13 more representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean at a Parliamentary forum co-organized by EPF and UNFPA at the Parliament in #uruguay. 💪
September 9, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Andrea Ballivián (MP, Bolivia) reaffirmed her commitment to the Montevideo Consensus Declaration together with 13 more representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean at a Parliamentary forum co-organized by EPF and UNFPA at the Parliament in #uruguay. 💪
What are #latinamerican and the #caribbean countries doing to prevent #HPV from spreading? And how can they eliminate it? 💉🦠
Scan the QR-code and tune in on zoom to find out!
🕑 17:00 - 18:30
🎧 English and Spanish translation available through headphones
See you there!
Scan the QR-code and tune in on zoom to find out!
🕑 17:00 - 18:30
🎧 English and Spanish translation available through headphones
See you there!
August 17, 2026 at 9:18 AM
What are #latinamerican and the #caribbean countries doing to prevent #HPV from spreading? And how can they eliminate it? 💉🦠
Scan the QR-code and tune in on zoom to find out!
🕑 17:00 - 18:30
🎧 English and Spanish translation available through headphones
See you there!
Scan the QR-code and tune in on zoom to find out!
🕑 17:00 - 18:30
🎧 English and Spanish translation available through headphones
See you there!
A good opportunity to look back at the past year once more! 🌞🌑
55 events in 29 countries, many meaningful meetings and advances with SRHR champions and several new reports showing that our work towards sexual and reproductive health and rights is not done. 💪
Link in bio! 🔗
55 events in 29 countries, many meaningful meetings and advances with SRHR champions and several new reports showing that our work towards sexual and reproductive health and rights is not done. 💪
Link in bio! 🔗
August 13, 2026 at 5:57 PM
A good opportunity to look back at the past year once more! 🌞🌑
55 events in 29 countries, many meaningful meetings and advances with SRHR champions and several new reports showing that our work towards sexual and reproductive health and rights is not done. 💪
Link in bio! 🔗
55 events in 29 countries, many meaningful meetings and advances with SRHR champions and several new reports showing that our work towards sexual and reproductive health and rights is not done. 💪
Link in bio! 🔗
⏰ Time for your SRHR update! Swipe through the carousel to see how new policy decisions shape the future of sexual and reproductive rights around the world. 🌍
Make sure to subscribe for more SRHR updates and follow our newsletter: www.epfweb.org/node/1151
Make sure to subscribe for more SRHR updates and follow our newsletter: www.epfweb.org/node/1151
July 24, 2026 at 1:46 PM
⏰ Time for your SRHR update! Swipe through the carousel to see how new policy decisions shape the future of sexual and reproductive rights around the world. 🌍
Make sure to subscribe for more SRHR updates and follow our newsletter: www.epfweb.org/node/1151
Make sure to subscribe for more SRHR updates and follow our newsletter: www.epfweb.org/node/1151
Turns out England beats France not only in football but also in HPV Prevention. ⚽ 💉
The UK is actually under the Top 10 (almost Top 5!) European countries when it comes HPV Prevention Policy. With a vaccination coverage rate of 50-80% (both for girls & boys) it is a clear win against France!
The UK is actually under the Top 10 (almost Top 5!) European countries when it comes HPV Prevention Policy. With a vaccination coverage rate of 50-80% (both for girls & boys) it is a clear win against France!
July 20, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Turns out England beats France not only in football but also in HPV Prevention. ⚽ 💉
The UK is actually under the Top 10 (almost Top 5!) European countries when it comes HPV Prevention Policy. With a vaccination coverage rate of 50-80% (both for girls & boys) it is a clear win against France!
The UK is actually under the Top 10 (almost Top 5!) European countries when it comes HPV Prevention Policy. With a vaccination coverage rate of 50-80% (both for girls & boys) it is a clear win against France!
#Spain may have beat Belgium in football in the #worldcup2026. But Belgium wins in contraception access! 🎉
Send this to somebody who is said that Belgium got kicked out of the World Cup.
And check out the full overview of Contraception Policy across Europe on our website: www.epfweb.org/node/1177
Send this to somebody who is said that Belgium got kicked out of the World Cup.
And check out the full overview of Contraception Policy across Europe on our website: www.epfweb.org/node/1177
July 14, 2026 at 4:31 PM
#Spain may have beat Belgium in football in the #worldcup2026. But Belgium wins in contraception access! 🎉
Send this to somebody who is said that Belgium got kicked out of the World Cup.
And check out the full overview of Contraception Policy across Europe on our website: www.epfweb.org/node/1177
Send this to somebody who is said that Belgium got kicked out of the World Cup.
And check out the full overview of Contraception Policy across Europe on our website: www.epfweb.org/node/1177
🚨 For 15 years, an anti-abortion NGO in Brussels received European public funding through Erasmus+. The problem: They spread misinformation about contraception and abortion.
The funds are frozen now after MEPs reached out to the Commission to launch an investigation. 👏
The funds are frozen now after MEPs reached out to the Commission to launch an investigation. 👏
July 14, 2026 at 10:50 AM
🚨 For 15 years, an anti-abortion NGO in Brussels received European public funding through Erasmus+. The problem: They spread misinformation about contraception and abortion.
The funds are frozen now after MEPs reached out to the Commission to launch an investigation. 👏
The funds are frozen now after MEPs reached out to the Commission to launch an investigation. 👏
Throwback to our Parliamentary Forum at the International Midwives Congress in Lisbon, Portugal. 🎊
The main topic: How to address the shortage of one million midwives globally.
Here are takeaways from the different global Parliamentarians.
Read more about the forum:
www.epfweb.org/node/1191
The main topic: How to address the shortage of one million midwives globally.
Here are takeaways from the different global Parliamentarians.
Read more about the forum:
www.epfweb.org/node/1191
June 24, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Throwback to our Parliamentary Forum at the International Midwives Congress in Lisbon, Portugal. 🎊
The main topic: How to address the shortage of one million midwives globally.
Here are takeaways from the different global Parliamentarians.
Read more about the forum:
www.epfweb.org/node/1191
The main topic: How to address the shortage of one million midwives globally.
Here are takeaways from the different global Parliamentarians.
Read more about the forum:
www.epfweb.org/node/1191
“The solutions lie in a feminist philosophy that respects everyone’s life, rights, wishes and autonomy”.
MP and EPF President Guillaume Gouffier Valente and EPF Executive Director, Neil Datta, both shared their expertise at the Feminist Foreign Policy event in Madrid, Spain.
#FeministFPS2026
MP and EPF President Guillaume Gouffier Valente and EPF Executive Director, Neil Datta, both shared their expertise at the Feminist Foreign Policy event in Madrid, Spain.
#FeministFPS2026
June 4, 2026 at 2:25 PM
“The solutions lie in a feminist philosophy that respects everyone’s life, rights, wishes and autonomy”.
MP and EPF President Guillaume Gouffier Valente and EPF Executive Director, Neil Datta, both shared their expertise at the Feminist Foreign Policy event in Madrid, Spain.
#FeministFPS2026
MP and EPF President Guillaume Gouffier Valente and EPF Executive Director, Neil Datta, both shared their expertise at the Feminist Foreign Policy event in Madrid, Spain.
#FeministFPS2026
🕑 Time for your SRHR update!
📝🔁 The Spanish Parliament will vote on the reform of the Constitution in terms of the right to abort.
⚖️ It's official: No woman in England or Wales can be prosecuted for an abortion any longer.
‼️EP wants EU-wide definition for rape
Follow for more updates!
📝🔁 The Spanish Parliament will vote on the reform of the Constitution in terms of the right to abort.
⚖️ It's official: No woman in England or Wales can be prosecuted for an abortion any longer.
‼️EP wants EU-wide definition for rape
Follow for more updates!
June 1, 2026 at 12:05 PM
🕑 Time for your SRHR update!
📝🔁 The Spanish Parliament will vote on the reform of the Constitution in terms of the right to abort.
⚖️ It's official: No woman in England or Wales can be prosecuted for an abortion any longer.
‼️EP wants EU-wide definition for rape
Follow for more updates!
📝🔁 The Spanish Parliament will vote on the reform of the Constitution in terms of the right to abort.
⚖️ It's official: No woman in England or Wales can be prosecuted for an abortion any longer.
‼️EP wants EU-wide definition for rape
Follow for more updates!
🎉We launched our new report "Beyond ODA: Funding For SRHR In A Changing World" in the European Parliament. How big is the gap of unmet SRHR need actually after recent ODA-cuts? Can the gap of unmet SRHR need be filled, for example by the EU? 🤝
Check out the full report: www.epfweb.org/node/1187
Check out the full report: www.epfweb.org/node/1187
May 20, 2026 at 2:15 PM
🎉We launched our new report "Beyond ODA: Funding For SRHR In A Changing World" in the European Parliament. How big is the gap of unmet SRHR need actually after recent ODA-cuts? Can the gap of unmet SRHR need be filled, for example by the EU? 🤝
Check out the full report: www.epfweb.org/node/1187
Check out the full report: www.epfweb.org/node/1187
🎤 Last Tuesday we came together in the #europeanparliament for a participatory discussion. The topic: How close are we to eliminating #hpv-related cancers in #Europe and how do we close the remaining gap?
Thank you to the host-MEPs Romana Jerković, Tilly Metz and Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu.
Thank you to the host-MEPs Romana Jerković, Tilly Metz and Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu.
April 23, 2026 at 3:25 PM
🎤 Last Tuesday we came together in the #europeanparliament for a participatory discussion. The topic: How close are we to eliminating #hpv-related cancers in #Europe and how do we close the remaining gap?
Thank you to the host-MEPs Romana Jerković, Tilly Metz and Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu.
Thank you to the host-MEPs Romana Jerković, Tilly Metz and Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu.
🌍 Swipe through the carousel to see how new policy decisions shape the future of sexual and reproductive rights around the world.
🤝 New SRHR SHIFTS-project in Africa from Action Canada
📝 New Gender Equality Strategy from the Commission
💉 HPV vaccine now part of Ukrainian immunisation schedule
🤝 New SRHR SHIFTS-project in Africa from Action Canada
📝 New Gender Equality Strategy from the Commission
💉 HPV vaccine now part of Ukrainian immunisation schedule
April 13, 2026 at 9:17 AM
🌍 Swipe through the carousel to see how new policy decisions shape the future of sexual and reproductive rights around the world.
🤝 New SRHR SHIFTS-project in Africa from Action Canada
📝 New Gender Equality Strategy from the Commission
💉 HPV vaccine now part of Ukrainian immunisation schedule
🤝 New SRHR SHIFTS-project in Africa from Action Canada
📝 New Gender Equality Strategy from the Commission
💉 HPV vaccine now part of Ukrainian immunisation schedule
🎤 Last Tuesday we came together in the EP for a participatory discussion on how anti-gender movements are shaping politics across Europe - and how we can respond collectively.
Thank you to everyone who joined us and to all partners, especially to our host and MEP @raquelgarciaher.bsky.social 🤝
Thank you to everyone who joined us and to all partners, especially to our host and MEP @raquelgarciaher.bsky.social 🤝
April 10, 2026 at 9:52 AM
🎤 Last Tuesday we came together in the EP for a participatory discussion on how anti-gender movements are shaping politics across Europe - and how we can respond collectively.
Thank you to everyone who joined us and to all partners, especially to our host and MEP @raquelgarciaher.bsky.social 🤝
Thank you to everyone who joined us and to all partners, especially to our host and MEP @raquelgarciaher.bsky.social 🤝
📢 HPV-related cancers are preventable! Join us at the European Parliament for "Eliminating HPV-related cancers in Europe: Gaps, progress and the road ahead"!
📅 21 April | 🕑 15:00 - 17:00 CET
📍 European Parliament, Brussels
👉 Register by April 13th: forms.office.com/e/iqY0Ke6ZPB
📅 21 April | 🕑 15:00 - 17:00 CET
📍 European Parliament, Brussels
👉 Register by April 13th: forms.office.com/e/iqY0Ke6ZPB
April 2, 2026 at 11:47 AM
📢 HPV-related cancers are preventable! Join us at the European Parliament for "Eliminating HPV-related cancers in Europe: Gaps, progress and the road ahead"!
📅 21 April | 🕑 15:00 - 17:00 CET
📍 European Parliament, Brussels
👉 Register by April 13th: forms.office.com/e/iqY0Ke6ZPB
📅 21 April | 🕑 15:00 - 17:00 CET
📍 European Parliament, Brussels
👉 Register by April 13th: forms.office.com/e/iqY0Ke6ZPB
Hello from Nairobi! A delegation of MPs from 14 countries in Africa and Europe have gathered to attend the International Maternal Newborn Conference 2026. 👶👨🍼👩🍼
EPF/GPA and UNFPA hosted a meeting to discuss with MPs about the challenges in their own country when it comes to maternal and newborn health
EPF/GPA and UNFPA hosted a meeting to discuss with MPs about the challenges in their own country when it comes to maternal and newborn health
March 23, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Hello from Nairobi! A delegation of MPs from 14 countries in Africa and Europe have gathered to attend the International Maternal Newborn Conference 2026. 👶👨🍼👩🍼
EPF/GPA and UNFPA hosted a meeting to discuss with MPs about the challenges in their own country when it comes to maternal and newborn health
EPF/GPA and UNFPA hosted a meeting to discuss with MPs about the challenges in their own country when it comes to maternal and newborn health
📅 Join us for a participatory discussion!
🕙 April 7ᵗʰ, 10:00–12:00
📍 European Parliament, Brussels | Room SPINELLI 5G1
🎧 Simultaneous EN/ES translation (in-person and virtual)
🥐 Networking & catering after the event
Register here by March 31st: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
🕙 April 7ᵗʰ, 10:00–12:00
📍 European Parliament, Brussels | Room SPINELLI 5G1
🎧 Simultaneous EN/ES translation (in-person and virtual)
🥐 Networking & catering after the event
Register here by March 31st: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
March 17, 2026 at 3:40 PM
📅 Join us for a participatory discussion!
🕙 April 7ᵗʰ, 10:00–12:00
📍 European Parliament, Brussels | Room SPINELLI 5G1
🎧 Simultaneous EN/ES translation (in-person and virtual)
🥐 Networking & catering after the event
Register here by March 31st: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
🕙 April 7ᵗʰ, 10:00–12:00
📍 European Parliament, Brussels | Room SPINELLI 5G1
🎧 Simultaneous EN/ES translation (in-person and virtual)
🥐 Networking & catering after the event
Register here by March 31st: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
🌍 Swipe through the carousel to see how new policy decisions shape the future of sexual and reproductive rights around the world.
📃The Romanian Senate adopted a draft law aimed at preventing and combating femicide.
⚖️ Luxembourg enshrined the “freedom to abort” in its constitution
...
📃The Romanian Senate adopted a draft law aimed at preventing and combating femicide.
⚖️ Luxembourg enshrined the “freedom to abort” in its constitution
...
March 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM
🌍 Swipe through the carousel to see how new policy decisions shape the future of sexual and reproductive rights around the world.
📃The Romanian Senate adopted a draft law aimed at preventing and combating femicide.
⚖️ Luxembourg enshrined the “freedom to abort” in its constitution
...
📃The Romanian Senate adopted a draft law aimed at preventing and combating femicide.
⚖️ Luxembourg enshrined the “freedom to abort” in its constitution
...
📅 Today is International HPV Awareness Day.
The majority of European countries have progressive policies in place to fight HPV but we need more screening, vaccinations and catch-up cohorts programmes. 💉
Check out our HPV Prevention Policy Atlas on our website!
#endHPVglobal @gamh.org
The majority of European countries have progressive policies in place to fight HPV but we need more screening, vaccinations and catch-up cohorts programmes. 💉
Check out our HPV Prevention Policy Atlas on our website!
#endHPVglobal @gamh.org
March 4, 2026 at 2:43 PM
📅 Today is International HPV Awareness Day.
The majority of European countries have progressive policies in place to fight HPV but we need more screening, vaccinations and catch-up cohorts programmes. 💉
Check out our HPV Prevention Policy Atlas on our website!
#endHPVglobal @gamh.org
The majority of European countries have progressive policies in place to fight HPV but we need more screening, vaccinations and catch-up cohorts programmes. 💉
Check out our HPV Prevention Policy Atlas on our website!
#endHPVglobal @gamh.org
We just launched our the new Contraception Policy Atlas Europe 2026! How does your country rank in the Atlas?
We call for better coverage (including postpartum contraception), counselling and access to accurate information on contraception! 💪
Check out the whole Atlas: www.epfweb.org/node/1176
We call for better coverage (including postpartum contraception), counselling and access to accurate information on contraception! 💪
Check out the whole Atlas: www.epfweb.org/node/1176
February 25, 2026 at 3:16 PM
We just launched our the new Contraception Policy Atlas Europe 2026! How does your country rank in the Atlas?
We call for better coverage (including postpartum contraception), counselling and access to accurate information on contraception! 💪
Check out the whole Atlas: www.epfweb.org/node/1176
We call for better coverage (including postpartum contraception), counselling and access to accurate information on contraception! 💪
Check out the whole Atlas: www.epfweb.org/node/1176
It has been a back and forth with the US joining, leaving and re-joining the Geneva Consensus Declaration. While it claims to put women’s health the Geneva Consensus Declaration insists #abortion is not a #humanright 🚨❗
▶️ Check out the whole episode on all listening platforms and on YouTube
▶️ Check out the whole episode on all listening platforms and on YouTube
February 18, 2026 at 4:37 PM
It has been a back and forth with the US joining, leaving and re-joining the Geneva Consensus Declaration. While it claims to put women’s health the Geneva Consensus Declaration insists #abortion is not a #humanright 🚨❗
▶️ Check out the whole episode on all listening platforms and on YouTube
▶️ Check out the whole episode on all listening platforms and on YouTube
🔥📖 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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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
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🥳 📢 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! 🥳 👏