On the 11th of June Family Planning and Sexual Health Association of Lithuania, together with Parliamentarian Group on Development, Reproductive Health and Rights, with Lithuanian Society of Gynecologists, Lithuanian Society of Contraceptology organized conference on abortion in the Lithuanian Parliament.

There were 75 participants - from NGOs, governmental organizations and also from Parliament. There were also two guests invited - Manuela de Melo, parliamentarian from Portugal and Piotr Kalbarczyk from Poland. Before the conference there was a press conference during which guests had their presentations.

Both conferences were very successful and members of Family Planning and Sexual Health Association of Lithuania hope that they will have positive influence on politicians and decision makers in understanding the abortion issue.

Source: Esmeralda Kuliesyte