title: Action research on the legal and policy framework for reproductive rights in eastern and central Europe.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: International Program, Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schlitt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017517:Commonwealth of Independent States; D005061:Europe, Eastern; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011640:Public Policy; D012098:Reproduction; D014932:Women's Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014933:Women's Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*