{"title":"The fulfillment of reproductive rights in Ukraine: balancing the EU standards and the challenges of the war","authors":"O. Y. Kashyntseva, O. Y. Pokalchuk","doi":"10.25040/medicallaw2023.02.009","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The article discusses the importance of ensuring reproductive rights in Ukraine, particularly amidst the challenges posed by war and the need to align with EU standards. The authors emphasize the crucial role of reproduction and bioethics in protecting human life and dignity during armed conflicts. The article underscores the importance of upholding international legal principles and conventions related to reproductive rights and healthcare, including informed consent, non-discrimination, and the protection of privacy and confidentiality. Ukraine's progress towards aligning its national legislation with the EU, as part of its efforts to acquire candidate country status, is also highlighted.","PeriodicalId":91928,"journal":{"name":"Medychne pravo","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Medychne pravo","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.25040/medicallaw2023.02.009","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The article discusses the importance of ensuring reproductive rights in Ukraine, particularly amidst the challenges posed by war and the need to align with EU standards. The authors emphasize the crucial role of reproduction and bioethics in protecting human life and dignity during armed conflicts. The article underscores the importance of upholding international legal principles and conventions related to reproductive rights and healthcare, including informed consent, non-discrimination, and the protection of privacy and confidentiality. Ukraine's progress towards aligning its national legislation with the EU, as part of its efforts to acquire candidate country status, is also highlighted.