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ALERT: Excluding women from State Medical Aid because they lack photo identification is to prolong the violence they endure

A measure retained by the new government raises serious concern: the requirement to present photo identification in order to access State Medical Aid…

Media Release: A series of misinterpretations of French law concerning The State Medical Aid Scheme (AME) that placed 100,000 women at risk, the correction brought by the Senate rapporteur, and the responsibility of the new government to rectify the error

A chain of legal errors and the correction made by Senator Delahaye. "We welcome Senator Delahaye’s decision to oppose the inclusion of spousal income…

ALERT: Decree by French government would force hundreds of thousands of women in France to seek permission from their partner – or their abuser – to access healthcare

Women for Women France (WFWF) has obtained a copy of two draft decrees transmitted yesterday by the government to the Caisse Nationale de l’Assurance…

ALERT: Soon, hundreds of thousands of women in France may be forced to ask their partner’s permission to access healthcare

Women for Women France is sounding the alarm: this proposal will force hundreds of thousands of women in France to obtain their partner’s permission…

Alarming rate of domestic abuse victims are being accused of “mutual abuse” in France

An alarming trend has emerged in France: victims of domestic abuse are being accused of "reciprocal violence in the couple”.

WFWF’s Position Statement on the 139 proposals for a comprehensive legal framework against sexual violence

We are obliged by our duty of care to victim-survivors to state that, in their current form, the propositions are incomplete, often discriminatory,…

A MESSAGE TO ALL MEN

Every time a man perpetrates violence against a woman, we witness an almost Pavlovian reaction: a chorus of “not all men” from those desperate to…

Statement: the proposed measure that will increase gender-based violence and reduce body autonomy for women in France

Women for Women France has alerted to the danger of the increase of violence against women in France following a proposed reform to the State Medical…

Phase Two of the national rollout of the Multilingual Online Resource Centre for all victims of domestic abuse in France and the professionals who support them 2024-2027

Women for Women France has commenced Phase Two of its national rollout of the Multilingual Online Resource Centre for all victims of domestic abuse in…

Women for Women France issues a warning for people in France renewing or applying for residency permits

The Women for Women France Multilingual Online Resource Centre team issues a warning for people in France currently renewing or applying for residency…

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