| "In my mind, the courage to act nobly comes down to two principles: Empathy and Responsibility. The empathy to feel the painful situations women experience and taking on the responsibility to help them. Empathy and responsibility are what obligate us to releive human suffering whenever we can." (LisaLL)
Aims:
- Freedom for all women to decide whether or not to continue with a pregnancy.
- Providing women with access to the best medical techniques available, when and if they opt for abortion.
- Providing women with psychological and/or social support relating to abortion - where necessary and appropriate.
- Supporting women and men in informed choices concerning contraception.
- Maintaining the highest possible standards in abortion practise and providing contraception, without commercial intent.
Objectives:
- Obtaining the right to abortion for every woman.
- Harmonization of legislation concerning abortion according to the basic principles of the Federation.
- Freedom of access to all abortion methods in all countries.
Activities:
- FIAPAC organizes seminars and conferences.
- Publishes a biannual bulletin for those interested in the issue of abortion and contraception and who wish to share ideas and experiences.
Secretary:
Herenweg 211-215
2106 MJ Heemstede
Netherlands
fiapac@zonnet.nl
Tel: +31 23 528 98 90
Fax: +31 23 528 78 37
Headquarter:
Hôpital Broussais
Paris, France
Board
President: Christian Fiala (Austria)
Vice-president: Mirella Parachini (Italy) and Kristina Gemzell (Sweden)
Honourary President: Elisabeth Aubény (France)
Secretary: Maria Francès (Netherlands)
Assistent secretary: Eva Rodriguez Armario (Spain)
Treasurer: Thea Schipper (Netherlands)
Assistent Treasurer: Pierre Moonens (Belgium)
Representative for Belgium: Anne Verougstraete
Representative for France: Chantal Birman and Raymonde Moullier
Representative for Germany: Gabriele Halder
Representative for Great Britain: Sam Rowlands
Representative for Spain: Pedro Penna Coello
Representative for Switzerland: André Seidenberg
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