Taking the opportunity of the French Presidency of the European Union, IPPF MA of France,  Le Mouvement Français pour Le Planning Familial (MFPF) is organizing a major European Conference on "The right to abortion: what is at stake for women in Europe?” that will take place in Paris between 19-20 September 2008.

This conference is organized in partnership with IPPF EN, the European Women’s Lobby; CADAC (Coordination Nationale d'Associations pour le Droit à l'Avortement et à la Contraception) and ANCIC (Association Nationale des Centres d’Interruption de Grossesse et de Contraception) and with the label of the French European Presidency.

According to Dominique Audouze, International Officer, MFPF, “the Conference will focus on the right to abortion in countries which are members of the European Union. The general idea of this conference is to talk about different kinds of obstacles to abortion rights and about strategies to promote this right.”

Moderators at the Conference will address crucial questions such:  “The right to abortion in Europe - Where do we stand today ?”; “Strategies for including the right to abortion in legislation?”; “Recognition of the right of women to control their own bodies?”.  Day 2 of the Conference will focus on “The right to abortion and ethics” and  “Abortion: a women’s choice”.  

The Conference is open to all and translation French/English will be provided.

For a detailed programme of the conference and to register, see: http://www.planning-familial.org/colloque-avortement/en/index.html