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The ‘double discrimination’ of being a mother with a disability

When her son was born, Marie Rabatel couldn’t understand him. Having autism she needed extra help. What kind of support do women with disabilities need to be mothers?

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Why did Sweden sterilise up to 30,000 people against their will?

Sweden set up a eugenics plan, grounded in the science of racial biology, between 1934 and 1976. “They wanted to get rid of a certain type of people: The weaker ones”.

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Hungary forces contraception on women with disabilities as 'a rule'

“Forced contraception is the rule. It is not written in the contract interns sign, but there’s a verbal agreement. If not you will not be admitted”, says the lawyer Sandor Gurbai.

France

The consent dilemma: France is struggling to end forced sterilisation

Sterilisation of women with disabilities is legal in France after the law changed in 2001. Despite being banned by the Istanbul Convention, it is only criminalised in 9 EU countries.

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World News

Why is sterilisation of women with disabilities allowed in Europe?

Forced sterilisation is legal in much of the European Union. It is against the law in only nine countries despite contravening the Istanbul Convention.

Europe Decoded

Spain passed a reform to boost free abortion this year. Has it worked?

Many Spanish women have had to go to private clinics to abort and pay upwards of hundreds of euros to do so.

Culture news

Depp trouble: Cannes opens with row over celebrity actor's appearance

Cannes braces itself for stars, film fans, and protestors, as the annual film festival gets underway in the southern French seaside resort.

Europe News

MEPs vote for EU to ratify key treaty to fight violence against women

Several EU countries still refuse to ratify the Istanbul Convention and the vote in the European Parliament will not force them to do so but it should still confer women in these countries extra protection.

Afghanistan

Afghan women protest in Kabul demanding the Taliban aren't recognised

“Recognition of Taliban — violation of women’s rights,” the women chanted during the march, which lasted no longer than 10 minutes in the capital.

Health news

Backlash as Italy prepares to make birth control pill free

Italy is set to finalise a decision that would make the birth control pill free for women of all ages across the country, but it's sparked outrage from some groups.

World

World population hits 8 billion: What does it mean for us?

Euronews speaks to United Nations Population Fund Executive Director, Natalia Kanem, and European Commission Vice-President for Democracy and Demography, Dubravka Šuica, to discuss the opportunities and challenges of 8 billion people on earth.

Rethink

Rethinking the vagina: Has science stopped ignoring female bodies?

Is science finally giving female sexual and reproductive organs the attention they deserve? Author Rachel E Gross set out to narrow the knowledge gap.

Italy

Anonymous births - Italy's latest controversy

A newborn was left in one of Italy's safe haven baby boxes over Easter, sparking a fierce debate around motherhood and women's rights in the country.

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Mind the gender gap: It’s happening in the metaverse, too

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Despite the fact that more women are using the metaverse than men, men still hold the majority of leadership positions in the world of immersive tech.

USA

Access to abortion pill in limbo after competing US rulings

Access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the US has been plunged into uncertainty after conflicting court rulings on Friday over the legality of the medication Mifepristone, which has been widely available for more than 20 years.

Culture news

Polish activist found guilty of aiding abortion says support growing

Justyna Wydrzyńska, an abortion activist and doula, was found guilty by a Polish court of providing a woman in need with help during the COVID-19 pandemic, sparking concern among human and women's rights organisations.

Culture news

Five Iranian girls detained for dancing in viral TikTok video

Five teenage girls in Iran danced to a Selena Gomez song in a TikTok video which has gone viral. They were detained by so-called "Guidance Patrol" and reportedly forced to make an apology.

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Women all over the world march for their rights

Islamabad, Kabul, Pristina, Sarajevo, Manila, Seoul and Tokyo: worldwide, women marched and protested during International Women's Day demanding gender equality and denouncing violence against women.

Work

Young women nearly four times more likely to face workplace harassment

Bullying, harassment, violence, verbal abuse and unwanted sexual attention are more likely to affect women, and more specifically frontline workers.

World News

Euroviews. Women in technology have nothing to fear — except their own hesitance

As a starting point, we need to promote the opportunities for women in tech, ensuring young girls become excited by the tech industry at an early age, as I was, and learn of the different options available, Melda Akın writes.