On the occasion of Valentine's Day 2024, EPF is delighted to invite you to the launch of the 7th edition of the EPF Contraception Policy Atlas Europe. The event is hosted by the European Parliamentary Forum on Sexual and Reproductive Rights and MEP Karen Melchior (Renew Europe, Denmark).
About the event:
Access to contraception should be a key concern of governments in empowering citizens to plan their families and lives. Yet the Contraception Policy Atlas – a map that scores 46 countries throughout geographical Europe on policies in access to supplies, counselling, and online information - continues to reveal a very uneven picture across Europe.
Join our event to see the developments in contraception policies that have taken place in the past year, especially:
- Learn how your national government scores in terms of access to supplies, counselling, and online information and see how this score can be improved.
- Meet and interact with Members of the European Parliament, civil society advocates, and UN agencies working to advance access to contraception in Europe.
- Enjoy breakfast and taste our delicious contraception-themed chocolates!
Register here before the 1st of February and join us at the European Parliament or follow the event online:
- Room: PHS 7C50
- Date: 14h February 2024
- Time: 11:00 - 13:00
Agenda:
11:00 – 11:30: Welcome breakfast
11:30 – 11:40: Opening remarks
MEP Karen Melchior (Renew, Denmark)
11:40 – 11:50: Quiz time! Let’s test our knowledge of contraception
Vladislav Velizanin, Junior Advocacy and Events officer, the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (EPF)
11:50 – 12:05: Results of the Contraception Policy Atlas Europe 2024
Neil Datta, Executive Director, the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (EPF)
12:05-12:20 Special remarks on the results of the 2024 Atlas
HE Martine Deprez, Minister of Health and Social Security, Luxembourg (video message) on outstanding new measures by Luxembourg enabling better access to contraceptives
MEP Robert Biedroń, (S&D, Poland) on improvements on the situation of SRHR in Poland after the elections
12:20 – 12:40: Contraception access in Europe: What are the current challenges?
Cristina Puig Borras, European Consortium for Emergency Contraception, Spain
Antonina Lewandowska, FEDERA, National Advocacy and ASTRA Network Coordinator, Poland
12:40 – 12:50: Q&A
12:50-13:00 Closing remarks
MEP Malin Björk (The Left, Sweden)