Action research on the legal and policy framework for reproductive rights in eastern and central Europe

This article describes the goals, methodology and achievements to date of Women of the World: Laws and Policies Affecting Their Reproductive Lives, a four-year global research and empowerment project on reproductive health and women's rights issues undertaken by the Center for Reproductive Law and Policy ("CRLP") in collaboration with the national-level non-governmental organizations ("NGOs") working on such issues in seven regions throughout the world. CRLP is just now beginning its work in Central and Eastern Europe, the fourth of the seven regions to receive concentrated attention from the project.