#WeekInReview 💊 NHS rolls out treatment for drug-resistant HIV bit.ly/4xRw6Bo 🏳️🌈 Belgium boosts LGBTQ+ protections bit.ly/3UsM9XQ 🚫 Russian LGBT Network shuts down after “extremist” ruling bit.ly/4wITYX1
IPPF European Network
@ippfen.bsky.social
Champions for sexual and reproductive health and rights in Europe and Central Asia. Our members and partners advocate and provide care in 39 countries. Together, we work to advance and protect #SRHR and social justice for all. https://europe.ippf.org
#WeekInReview 🦠 STIs surge across Europe bit.ly/4hyJq91 🚻 UK single-sex spaces guidance takes effect bit.ly/3U0YGSc 💶 EU health funding remains blocked bit.ly/4qlzXnU
#WeekInReview 🏳️🌈 Across Europe, attacks on LGBTIQ+ people highlight growing threats to equality, human rights and democracy bit.ly/455kFK9 ⚖️ Liechtenstein faces calls to modernise abortion laws bit.ly/4bwiwL0 🏳️🌈Slovakia rejects recognition of same-sex marriages from abroad bit.ly/4fTyiRz
#WeekInReview 🏳️🌈 Berlin Pride attack sparks renewed calls to protect equality & reject hate bit.ly/3U3VkxE ⚖️ Poland blocks progress on legal recognition for same-sex couples bit.ly/4x4Qj6q, bit.ly/4xguGjJ 💶 EU countries challenge health funding cuts affecting civil society bit.ly/4yRwlO0
#WeekInReview 🏳️🌈Türkiye: LGBT+ & feminist accounts suspended amid Pride crackdown & civic space limits bit.ly/4x1kKuc 🏫UK guidance raises concern over protections for trans, non-binary & intersex youth bit.ly/3TxxwSD 🏥North Macedonia expands abortion access with services outside Skopje bit.ly/4wn8X9H
#WeekInReview 💶MEPs call for safeguards against EU-funded SRHR disinformation bit.ly/4foCqZB ⚖️Faroe Islands’ abortion law expands access up to 12 weeks bit.ly/4vrgIKh 🚨Madrid abortion debate reignites over pre-birth benefits law bit.ly/4fhLUFL 🛡️Norway adopts consent-based rape law bit.ly/3QUaYe8
#WeekInReview 🏳️🌈 LGBTI leaders urge Brussels to defend Pride and assembly rights bit.ly/4f0Ug4E 🚻 UK MPs & advocates call to scrap EHRC code on trans exclusion bit.ly/3R3f6Ze 🚨 EU disrupts fake condom network bit.ly/4y9P4nE 💉 HPV vaccines drive cervical cancer declines bit.ly/4h3QSIM
#WeekInReview 🚨US-funded contraceptives bound for Africa stuck in Belgium bit.ly/3QWdNuV 💊UK poll shows fears over emergency contraception access bit.ly/4giF2Kx ⚖️Ireland removes 3-day abortion waiting period bit.ly/4wqn5i8 🏳️🌈UK reaffirms trans-inclusive conversion ban bit.ly/3SIIT9Y
#WeekInReview 🏳️🌈Budapest Pride '26 approved in Hungary amid shifting politics & calls for LGBTQ+ equality bit.ly/4evQ7H2 👩⚕️MEPs warn women’s health is a blind spot, urging stronger research & access to care bit.ly/4eFmf9N 🏥France faces backlash over cuts to Planning Familial funding bit.ly/4eCsaMU
#WeekInReview ⚖️NL approves ban on 'conversion therapy' targeting LGBTQ+ ppl bit.ly/4vs50Qk 🏳️🌈Zelensky calls for openness on LGBTQ+ issues in Ukraine bit.ly/4xAwDs8 👩💼UK aid cuts threaten programmes for women & girls bit.ly/43HjyiZ 🚫$1.7m of US-funded contraceptives remain in storage bit.ly/4fT90oe
#WeekInReview 📚 Italy restricts relationships & sexuality education, requiring parental consent bit.ly/49PTYvJ ⚖️ Finland's ruling party backs constitutional abortion protections bit.ly/49VZGw9 🏥 Belgium proposes extending its abortion limit from 12 to 14 weeks bit.ly/4eA45HI
#WeekInReview 🚨Russia is intensifying its crackdown on LGBTQ+ organisations & activism bit.ly/4u4ltZL ⚧️Concerns are growing over sex selective abortion and gender imbalances in Central Asia bit.ly/3S6tpfy 🩸The UK govt has pledged action to improve menstrual health support & education bit.ly/4vjD692
#WeekInReview ⚖️EU adopts revised Victims’ Rights Directive incl. SRHR access after sexual violence bit.ly/4f0ts69 🏳️🌈EU urges states to ban LGBTQ+ 'conversion practices' bit.ly/4tPpFfJ 🌈ILGA & TGEU publish 2026 LGBTIQ+/Trans Rights Maps bit.ly/4dDzRBQ, bit.ly/42JvjFc
#WeekInReview 👩⚖️Norway announces NOK 700 mil to support global gender equality bit.ly/4tVoewx 🤱Midwifery leaders call for stronger EU standards on training & workforce protections bit.ly/4dcGqN1 ⚕️UNFPA report reveals mistreatment during childbirth in Eastern Europe & Central Asia bit.ly/4txQh4H
#WeekInReview 🏳️🌈Ukraine civil reform package excludes legal recognition/protections for same sex couples bit.ly/42gVNO6 ⚕️Ireland proposes abortion law reforms removing 3 day waiting period bit.ly/4uqN0F6 👨⚕️European Parliament urged to invest more in male contraceptive bit.ly/42SUTrb
#WeekInReview 💊 Mifepristone weekly contraception trials in NL: bit.ly/4aeGIRN 🗳️ EP backs contraception/abortion meds; talks pending: bit.ly/4qI2vr5 💌 Poland shifts forms to ‘spouse’ after EU ruling: bit.ly/4jXBZal 🌂 Petition: decriminalise sex work for health/HIV in Ukraine: bit.ly/45yggQx
Who Controls Mifepristone? The Politics Blocking a New Era of Contraception
From weekly birth control to emergency contraception, mifepristone’s future reveals who truly controls women’s bodies.
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#YearInReview 2025 has been a stress test for SRHR and gender equality, but in may ways the movement held strong. Check out our article on it here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/yearin...
#WeekInReview 📱 Meta crackdown: abortion info + queer orgs’ accounts/hotlines restricted or removed bit.ly/3YuAk24 ⚕️ Europe’s women’s health gap persists—undertreatment, bias, underfunded research bit.ly/3YpIGYS 🏳️🌈 HU Pride organiser/teacher faces criminal charges for peaceful march bit.ly/3KURSRP
#WeekInReview 🎒 Women migrating alone to Europe face higher risks and failed protection systems bit.ly/3MmRgVz 📔 Court condemns French state for failing to deliver CSE bit.ly/48oaKSm 🚨 UK to end flagship anti-FGM programme, increasing risk worldwide bit.ly/4a5eEko @leplanningfamilial.bsky.social
#WeekInReview 🏳️🌈 EU: members must recognise same-sex marriages bit.ly/3M8eIpr 📜 Türkiye drops anti-LGBT+ clauses from judicial package bit.ly/44mxvDV 📺 Kazakhstan advances harmful LGBT+ materials ban bit.ly/4onProv ⚖️ Commission: case against Slovakia on anti-SRHR constitutional reform bit.ly/3Y1Bfqw
#WeekInReview ❤️🩹 Health systems across Europe are failing survivors of gender-based violence bit.ly/4p9vqDi 💶 As EU budget talks go on, advocates push for real funding for gender equality bit.ly/4riVkWS 📢 Freeda IUD tour spotlights global threats to contraception access bit.ly/4polKEJ
✨ We loved hosting Freeda, a giant IUD, in London! Her message is simple: contraception is freedom, and that is non-negotiable. Thank you to everyone who helped make Freeda's tour happen 💙 Plan International UK My Voice, My Choice IPPF European Network Le Planning familial Countdown 2030 Europe
Freeda, a giant IUD, is coming to London 👀 She’s a symbol of the freedom to make decisions about our own bodies. She's also a reminder that millions globally can't access contraception. ✊ Join us on Wednesday on the South Bank to stand for choice with Plan International UK IPPF European Network
#WeekInReview ⚖️ IT adopts consent-based rape law bit.ly/3X0gdIs 🏛️ ECHR: PL violated rights after abortion abroad bit.ly/47MTEgA 📚 @amnestyeu.bsky.social shows abortion access unequal across Europe bit.ly/3XDWjmJ 🏳️⚧️ @tgeuorg.bsky.social trans activists targeted in rising violence bit.ly/3XvK0cb
257 million women around the world want to use contraception but have no access. To make a stand, we're partnering with @plan-uk.bsky.social @myvoicemychoice.bsky.social @ippfen.bsky.social @leplanningfamilial.bsky.social @c2030europe.bsky.social to host Freeda as she travels across Europe.
La destruction imminente d’un stock de contraceptifs USAID stocké en #Belgique démontre le mépris des #États-Unis à l’égard du droit à la santé. Les autorités belges doivent continuer d’agir pour empêcher que ce stock soit détruit ou abandonné ! @amnesty.be @ippfen.bsky.social @sensoa.bsky.social
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#WeekInReview ⚖️ France: landmark consent-based law bit.ly/490Kiii 💊 England: Menopause screening joins health checks & free morning-after pill now available in all pharmacies bit.ly/4oktTtJ bit.ly/4hB5M7y 🚨 Romania: bill to criminalise femicide bit.ly/47Acd6j @leplanningfamilial.bsky.social
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#WeekInReview ⚖️ Luxembourg moves to enshrine abortion 'freedom' in its Constitution: bit.ly/4o9S667 🎗️ Thousands protest Spain’s breast cancer screening scandal and demand accountability: bit.ly/4hAgJqe ✊ Georgia detains protesters under harsh new rally laws, deepening repression: bit.ly/4nsHq1c