Amnesty International on Thursday raised concern over existing barriers to abortion access compounded by alarming attempts to roll back reproductive rights in Europe.

The warning came in a comprehensive new report , “When rights aren’t real for all: The struggle for abortion access in Europe,” which analyzed abortion care and access in 40 countries. The document revealed that despite progressive legal reforms, a “disturbing array” of administrative, social, and practical barriers, combined with a well-resourced opposition movement, has undermined access to abortions across the continent. Amnesty also called for the decriminalization of abortion, which remains a criminal offense for patients in at least 20 European countries.

Reproductive rights advocates and a “transnational anti-gen

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