Accents of Europe

Abortion, a fragile right for many European women

Audio 7:30 p.m.

Rally organized by pro-abortions, in Warsaw, Poland on December 13, 2020. (Illustration image) © Agencja Gazeta via REUTERS - ADAM STEPIEN

By: Juliette Rengeval Follow

2 mins

Threatened in the United States, the right to abortion remains a fragile right for women.

In Europe, the question divides, and these divisions are seen very regularly within the European Parliament for the member countries of the EU.

Advertisement

In Poland, since the tightening of the law on voluntary termination of pregnancy in October 2020, in a country where it was already very strict, abortion has become almost impossible.

A situation that Ukrainian refugees also face.

Some became pregnant after being raped by Russian soldiers in Ukraine.

In

, the details of our correspondent

In

, the law guaranteeing access to abortion dates from the Yugoslav socialist era, but since independence in 1991, attacks on this right have multiplied and it has become more and more complicated for women to interrupt their pregnancy.

"Abortion in Croatia: the cross and the banner" is a report by

with the support of 

In

, access to abortion continues to be difficult two years after its legalisation.

Only 10 maternities perform abortions, the waiting lists are sometimes long and the care complicated.

But the government has promised to accelerate the development of these services by the end of the year

In

, feminist activists are tirelessly mobilizing against gender violence, but also on issues of parity or access to abortion. 

Very active, the 'Non Una di Meno' movement - not one less - has created in recent years an important network throughout the territory.

Report in the Italian capital of

European of the week: Victor Gusan

Among the consequences of the war in Ukraine are concerns about a risk of the conflict spilling over into the self-proclaimed Republic of 

, a pro-Russian separatist region east of Moldova, a stone's throw from the Ukrainian border. .

Focus today on a man who holds a lot of power in the region: Victor Gusan, nicknamed the Sheriff of Transnistria by the Moldovan press.

Portrait signed

Newsletter

Receive all the international news directly in your mailbox

I subscribe

Follow all the international news by downloading the RFI application

google-play-badge_EN

• United States

• Women

• European Union

• Poland

• North Ireland

• Italy

• Ukraine

• Moldova

On the same subject

European of the week

Moldova: Victor Gusan, the "sheriff" of Transnistria

Accents of Europe

Abortion: the ordeal of Polish women

International reporting

Ireland: despite its legalization, access to abortion remains difficult