Center for Reproductive Rights: Front Lines
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February 2022 Front Lines
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Protest in Poland
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A year after Poland's discredited Constitutional Tribunal ruled to ban
abortion completely, the Center and its partners are fighting back
against this dangerous move to roll back reproductive rights.
Keep reading to learn more about our ongoing work in Poland,
along with celebratory updates out of the Philippines, where child
marriage has at long last been ruled a crime, as well as the Sindh
region of Pakistan, where the Center's public interest litigation has
helped obstetric fistula survivors access critical rehabilitative
care.
Europe
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The Center and Partners File Third-Party Submissions in Cases
Challenging Poland's Near Total Abortion Ban
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Poland has long had one of the most restrictive abortion laws in
Europe. It is one of only two European Union member states that has
not legalized abortion on request or broad social grounds. One year
ago, a near total abortion ban took effect in Poland, endangering
lives and causing grave harm to those seeking abortion care. Since
then at least three women have died as a result of this extreme law.
Together with eight other international human rights organizations,
the Center has filed third-party interventions to the European Court
of Human Rights in three groups of cases challenging Poland's law.
These submissions highlight critical human rights aspects of
restrictive abortion laws and their harmful impact.
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Asia
Children in the Philippines
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Victory for Children's Rights: Philippines Criminalizes Child Marriage
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For over a decade, the Center has advocated for stronger laws in the
Philippines that protect and respect the sexual and reproductive
health and rights of children. Child marriage can have disastrous
consequences, limiting educational opportunities, driving poverty and
increasing the likelihood of sexual violence and diseases. In December
2021, a new bill was signed into law making child marriage a public
crime. We proudly supported the development of this bill which seeks
to end child marriage and create an enabling social environment where
women and girls can thrive.
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Building Pathways to Recovery: Pakistan Implements Obstetric Fistula
Treatment Centers
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Obstetric fistula is a painful and dangerous childbirth injury that
affects millions of people around the world. Survivors are often
shamed and segregated from society. In 2015, the Center filed the
first case in Pakistan seeking recognition of the widespread incidence
of fistula. The petition challenged the government's failure to act on
the prevention of the condition and provide free and timely treatment.
On December 15, 2021, the Sindh government reported making significant
progress towards staffing government hospitals with gynecologists and
establishing free fistula repair centers to achieve these goals.
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"...Child marriage is a fundamental human rights violation harming the
health and safety of girls and boys. This new law represents a
significant first step in safeguarding the rights of children in the
Philippines."
-Jihan Jacob, Senior Legal Adviser for Asia at the Center for
Reproductive Rights
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