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France Mulls Process for Changing Gender Identification

By: Léa Bouchoucha | August 8, 2016

The legislation under review eases the process of changing gender identification, but critics say it falls short of recommendations by the Council of Europe, an advisory body to the European Union.

Female Genital Mutilation

French Team’s Post-FGM Holistic Services Include Surgery

By: Léa Bouchoucha | March 28, 2016

This clinical team is known for its surgeries to repair the clitoris. But its services for survivors of FGM are much more. “We treat the whole mutilation with its emotional, social and psychologic impact,” says a pioneering surgeon.

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In France, FGM is Reason to Fear Homelands, Seek Asylum

By: Léa Bouchoucha | March 7, 2016

The country is a magnet for female immigrants from Eritrea, Nigeria, Somalia, Guinea and Ethiopia. Thousands of women from these countries have fled FGM and help define what it means to be a refugee in Europe.

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In France, Marine Le Pen Pushes Abortion Politics Into View

By: Léa Bouchoucha | January 4, 2016

Her far-right party is well known for its anti-immigrant, nationalist message. In a country that serves as a beacon for abortion rights, she is also challenging that part of the status quo.

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Muslim Women in France Say Outreach Desperately Needed

By: Léa Bouchoucha | November 24, 2015

“It is catastrophic,” says one Muslim women’s leader, referring to the Nov. 13 attacks. “If we do not act on the causes of why they committed such horrors, we are not going to find the tools to stop them and to offer other alternatives.”

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In Toulouse, French Family Planning Can’t Keep Up

By: Hajer Naili | January 6, 2015

Abortion can be a hassle in some parts of France, despite the country’s liberalizing trend. A 12-week limit, mandatory one-week waiting period and the lag in scheduling appointments all add strain. Story reported with Juhie Bhatia.

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Anti-abortion activists protest in Madrid in November 2014.

Europeans Chip Away at Abortion Rights, U.S.-Style

By: Hajer Naili | December 22, 2014

Spain’s failure to pass a major abortion restriction in September is far from a death knell. Anti-abortion activists in Europe have more funding, rising partisan influence and plenty of tactical lessons to borrow from the U.S. Story reported with Juhie Bhatia.

Reproductive Health

France’s Birth Control Pill Use Plummets Post Scare

By: Juhie Bhatia (Managing Editor) | December 19, 2014

In a country where the pill has long dominated, women are now turning to other options, including less reliable “natural” methods. At the same time, abortion rates may have gone up last year, partly due to the pill controversy. Story reported with Hajer Naili.

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Tweet by Tweet, Our Reporters Track #EUReproRights

By: WeNews Staff | December 14, 2014

Our multimedia series, “Backlash in Europe: Women’s Reproductive Rights Threatened,” will begin this coming week. Join the conversation on reproductive health issues in Spain and France on Twitter #EUReproRights.

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Woman in hijab on roof

French Muslims Confront Menace Beneath Ban of Veil

By: Hajer Naili | October 27, 2014

For generations France made little effort to include newcomers from its former colonies in North Africa, say critics. Now, two recent bans against religious veiling put French Muslim girls and women at the center of the country’s simmering immigration debate.

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