Statement on the Russian invasion of Ukraine

      ASTRA Network categorically condemns the actions of the Russian military forces in Ukraine.   As ASTRA Network, we bring together organisations from Central and Eastern Europe - a region so dramatically…
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One year after the introduction of Polish anti-abortion law, another woman dies

    Today marks the first anniversary of the Polish abortion ban coming to life.  On January 27, 2021, a ban on abortion in case of foetal malformations was imposed in Poland, a country with one of the most restrictive anti-abortion…
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Polish Minister tightens the state's control over educational system

    Yesterday, on 13th January, Polish Sejm voted in favour of the so-called “Lex Czarnek”, nicknamed after the Minister of Education and Science Przemysław Czarnek who presented the draft bill to the Parliament. The…
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A summary of the latest developments in Poland

    Last week, the Polish Minister of Health Andrzej Niedzielski issued a draft ministerial ordinance that – if passed – would digitalize all patients’ data in a system administrated by the Minister himself. The System…

Slovakia rejected proposed anti-abortion bill

    Yesterday, on October 11, Slovakia rejected an anti-abortion bill proposed by Ordinary People, the senior party in the coalition government. The bill was rejected by one vote, with 67 of the present 134 lawmakers (out of…

Death toll of anti-abortion law in Poland

    On 29 October 2021 attorney J. Budzowska, who deals with medical error cases announced the death of 30 years old woman, Izabela. 22 weeks’ pregnant woman was said to have been taken to the hospital with an amenorrhea (lack…

Impressions from the protest outside the Constitutional Tribunal on 1st November in Warsaw, Poland

    Yesterday, on 1st November, crowds gathered outside of the Constitutional Tribunal in Poland and in town squares of tens of other cities. A few days earlier a tweet was published, marking the moment we all feared since…
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Moldova ratifies Istanbul Convention

    Moldova has ratified the Istanbul Convention, 4 years after initial signing of the document. The Convention is universally recognized as a vital tool for combating gender-based violence, coming with a comprehensive framework…

Federa calls to Polish Parliamentarians for 28th September

    The following is a reprint from our Polish member organisation, Federation for Women and Family Planning. For the full article, including the list of the call's signatories, go to Federa's website. Polish Parliament is…

Polish anti-choice NGO files for a total ban on abortion

    A Polish NGO called Pro-Prawo do Życia (Pro-The right to life) filed a civil draft bill (reportedly signed by over 130 000 Polish citizens) in the Parliament today. If passed, the new law would ban abortion with no exceptions. The…

Slovak Parliament to discuss a possible abortion ban (again)

    Slovak Parliament is to discuss another draft law aiming to limit access to abortion in the country in the upcoming days. The draft law (Print no. 665) was proposed by a group of MPs from OĽANO (Ordinary People and Independent…

Activists say Romania Has Been Quietly Phasing Out Abortion

    Daniela Draghici knows firsthand what an abortion ban looks like. In 1976, when she was a college student in the Romanian capital of Bucharest, she got pregnant after her contraception failed. Abortion was prohibited in…

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