Tags: sexual and reproductive health rights
Plenary Summary: Pope receives rainbow scarf; Parliament condemns violence against LGBT Iraqis
The Strasbourg week is over, so it is time for a plenary update. Apart from voting for LGBTI rights and sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) in the post 2015 United Nations development strategy, the Parliament adopted a resolution condemning …
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Posted in: Parliamentary work, Recent news on November 28th, 2014
European Parliament votes for UN development strategy to include LGBTI rights
Yesterday, the European Parliament voted for a report defining its input into the global future development policy. The report contains strong wording on LGBTI rights and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). In 2000 the UN adopted the Millennium Declaration, …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on November 26th, 2014
European Parliament rejects resolution on sexual and reproductive health rights
Today the plenary of the European Parliament rejected a report on sexual and reproductive health rights. The text called for access to safe and legal abortion, non-discrimination, and the right to access healthcare and sexuality education.
Tags: sexual and reproductive health rightsPosted in: Press releases, Recent news on December 10th, 2013
Religious and political conservatives block vote on reproductive health and rights report
Members of the European Parliament were due to vote on a report on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights today. Instead, intense lobbying by right-wing religious and political conservatives mustered enough support to send the report back to the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality.
Tags: sexual and reproductive health rightsPosted in: Press releases, Recent news on October 22nd, 2013
2010 The European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBTI Rights