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In today's episode, we conclude our interview with Dr. Atina Kraweska on abortion rights in Poland, including what a woman's right to abortion is in Poland today. 

To learn more about Atina's research and abortion rights in Poland, you can check out her list of publications through her profile at Birmingham University, available here.

You can check out Abortion Without Borders' website for more information here.

To learn more about Abortion Dream Team, check out their website.

If you would like to learn more about the Poland's Foundation for Women and Family Planning, you can visit their website here.

News roundups:

UN  humanitarian group hopeful that the Taliban will reauthorise Afghan women to work with NGOs.

Andrew Tate forced alleged victim to earn €10,000 per month under threat of physical violence

Alpha Femtech bodysuit to reduce period pain 

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On today's episode, Clara and Courtney discuss the history of abortion laws in Poland with Professor Atina Krajewska, and how Poland got to where it is today with abortion.

To learn more about Atina's research and abortion rights in Poland, you can check out her list of publications through her profile at Birmingham University, available here.

You can check out Abortion Without Borders' website for more information here.

To learn more about Abortion Dream Team, check out their website.

If you would like to learn more about the Poland's Foundation for Women and Family Planning, you can visit their website here.

News Roundups:

BBC facing backlash over sexist headline

NY reproductive rights constitutional amendment

McDonald's toxic culture

GenProBio Inc.'s lawsuit against West Virginia

Trans prisoners in Scotland

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In today's episode, Clara and Courtney discuss privacy concerns surrounding menstruapps, or period tracking apps, with Icelandic post-doctoral fellow, Dr. Daniela Alaatinoglu. To read Dr. Alaatinoglu's article this episode discusses, click here. 

Brazil's feminist coding organisation's website, Coding Rights, can be found here.

To learn more about today's news roundups, view the following links:

- Nurse practitioner fired for refusing to prescribe birth control

- Met Police investigating 800 officers regarding claims of sexual and domestic abuse

- Met Police officer David Carrick admits to 49 offences including 24 counts of rape

- Police forces across the UK investigating staff after incidents of domestic violence and sexual abuse by Met Police officers

- Scottish Bill allowing easier changing of legal gender to be blocked by UK Parliament

- Icelandic football captain wins maternity pay case

- Andrew Tate to remain in custody in Romania until 27 February over human trafficking charges

- Andrew Tate found to have been messaging teen girls on Instagram

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In today's episode, Courtney and Clara speak with feminist author and journalist, and co-founder of Collective Shout, Melinda Tankard Reist about the harmful impacts of pornography and the porn industry on women and girls and our day-to-day lives.

If you would like to learn more about Collective Shout or get involved, you can visit their website here.

If you would like to read Melinda's recently published book He Chose Porn Over Me, you can purchase it on Amazon or from Spinifex Press.

To learn more about the concerning decline in women's care during childbirth, check out this BBC article.

If you're interested to learn more about the discrimination claim against the Miss France organisation, you can do that here.

To read more about the debate on sex work in the EU Parliament, you can do so here.

If you would like to read more about the sex vs. gender identity talk that was shut down at McGill University, you can read that here.

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In today's episode, Clara and Courtney speak with Dr. Hildur Fjola Antonsdottir about using financial compensation as a means for survivors of sexual assault to seek justice. They speak about Iceland's compensation mechanism and how this may provide an alternative way for survivors to seek justice outside the criminal courts. If you've enjoyed listening to today's episode, you can read more of Dr. Fjola Antonsdottir's research by searching her name on Google Scholar.

To learn more about pharmacies in the US being allowed to prescribe mifepristone, you can check out this article.

If you're interested in learning more about what happened at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, read this article.

To find out more about TikTok promoting deepfake pornography of Billie Eilish on its For You page, you can read this Vice article.

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In today's episode, Clara and Courtney discuss what it's like being a woman in tech law with Sonia Cissé, a partner in Linklaters' TMT practice. Sonia shares her tips for women hoping to pursue careers in tech law, and highlights some of the ways in which women are impacted in the creation of new technologies.

This is Feminist Law's last podcast episode for the holidays. We will return on January 9th with new episodes.

To learn more about Indonesia's punishment for sex outside of marriage, you can read more in this BBC article.

If you would like to learn more about Cambridge Dictionary's updates to the definitions of 'man' and 'woman', you can read this Telegraph article.

To read more about Stephen Bear being found guilty of disclosing private, sexual photographs and films, more details are available in this BBC article.

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As always, thank you for listening. Happy holidays!

In today's episode, Clara and Courtney discuss awarding victim status to children born as a result of rape, also known as Daisy's Law, with Kate Ellis, a solicitor-advocate from the Centre for Women's Justice. 

To learn more about Daisy's campaign to enact Daisy's Law, you can follow the campaign on Twitter at @rapeconception.

To learn more about the Centre for Women's Justice and their work, you can follow them on Twitter at @centreWJ or visit their website, where you can also donate to support their work.

If you need support after listening to discussions in this episode, you can contact Rape Crisis in England and Wales, or contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline in the United States at 1-800-656-4673. 

If you would like to learn more about the inequalities faced by survivors of domestic abuse when trying to access resources, you can read more here.

To learn more about victims of revenge porn being stalked by and harassed by their ex-partners, you can read more here.

If you want to read more about the Met Police officer who has been charged with two rapes, you can find more in this BBC article.

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In today's episode, Clara and Courtney speak with Flavia Agnes, an Indian lawyer, about the state of women's rights in India. To learn more about Flavia Agnes' NGO, Majilis Law, you can visit their website here.

To learn more about the new rules adopted by the European Parliament about gender equality on corporate boards, check out this information on the European Parliament's website.

If you want to read more about the report declaring that the London Fire Brigade is institutionally misgogynist and racist, you can read this article from the BBC.

To learn more about the forced sterilisation of Indigenous women in Quebec, this article from the CBC provides more background and information.

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On today's podcast, Clara and Courtney discuss women's experiences of misogyny and abuse on Twitter and what can be done about it. 

To learn more about Dr. Holly Lawford-Smith and her research, you can see her published works here. You can visit her YouTube channel here, and her book 'Gender-Critical Feminism' is available online here.

To learn more about why detainees are able to walk free early after the passing of Spain's new consent law, check out this article.

To learn more about Rishi Sunak's comments on the murder of Zara Aleena, you can read this article in the Telegraph.

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In this episode, we talk about the importance of reproductive rights and bodily autonomy for women, the overturning of Roe v Wade in the United States and UK abortion laws.

To learn more about the organisation's Lauren mentioned in today's episode, check out these links:

Women's Equality Party 

We Trust Women

MSI Reproductive Choices

If you want to learn more about the stories mentioned in today's feminist news roundup, you can do so at the following sites:

Colombian Activists Pressuring Health Facilities to Deliver on the Right to Abortion

Yorkshire Woman wins £60k in Discrimination Claim against Morrisons

If you'd like to learn more about Feminist Law or get involved, check out our website or contact us at [email protected]