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Abortion in Europe varies considerably between countries and territories due to differing national laws and policies on its legality, availability of the procedure, and alternative forms of support for pregnant women and their families. In most European countries, abortion is generally permitted within a term limit below fetal viability (e.g ...
[63] [64] [65] Married women's property, including land, was held by them in their own names and did not become in any way, shape, or form, the property of their husbands by marriage, a major difference from laws in most of Europe until the modern era. "Women were given inheritance rights in a patriarchal society that had previously restricted ...
Among other things, quotas for women were introduced in Article 16 of the new constitution, which guaranteed equal representation of women in politics. [344] Europe: the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention), the first legally binding instrument in Europe in ...
United States: The Page Act of 1875 (Sect. 141, 18 Stat. 477, 3 March 1875) was the first restrictive federal immigration law in the United States, and effectively prohibited the entry of Chinese women, marking the end of open borders. [105]
Performing an abortion because of economic or social reasons is accepted in 37% of countries. Performing abortion only on the basis of a woman's request is allowed in 34% of countries, including in Canada, most European countries and China. [44] The exact scope of each legal ground also varies.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 January 2025. This article is a list of freedom indices produced by several non-governmental organizations that publish and maintain assessments of the state of freedom in the world, according to their own various definitions of the term, and rank countries using various measures of freedom, including ...
In overall Europe during the Middle Ages, women were inferior to men in legal status. [80] Throughout medieval Europe, women were pressured to not attend courts and leave all legal business affairs to their husbands. In the legal system, women were regarded as the property of men so any threat or injury to them was the duty of their male guardians.
All-Poland Women's Strike, social movement for women's rights Consultative Council, strategy council for the All-Poland Women's Strike; Campaign Against Homophobia, gay rights organisation; Citizens of Poland, pro-democracy civic movement; Committee for the Defence of Democracy, NGO promoting "European values" Polish Judges Association