Forder, Caroline

This article investigates the constitutional limits of abortion in Europe. The first part of the article looks at various options found in different European countries for recognizing abortion and considers the advantages and disadvantages. The second part considers the approach to abortion restrictions under German Basic Law and potential lessons for other European countries. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - Abortion, International - Europe]

This article examines whether or not a right to assisted reproduction could be upheld under international and European law. It shows that there are four types of human rights that might encompass a right to assisted reproduction: 1) the right to marry and found a family; 2) the right to privacy and family life; 3) the right to health; and 4) the right not to suffer discrimination. The author assesses arguments made for and against including a right to assisted reproduction in the first three of these categories of human rights.