Аборт та права на репродуктивне здоров'я

This case was initiated by nine citizens of Somalia, Eritrea, and Guinea, who for various reasons left their countries of origin and were detained by border guards of Ukraine while trying to cross Ukraine’s border with Hungary and Slovakia. Among the applicants was a pregnant underage girl (the eighth applicant) who had been repeatedly abused, humiliated, and beaten by her husband in Guinea. As a result, she had suffered a miscarriage during a previous pregnancy while in Guinea.

The plaintiff sued his wife, the defendant, to have his name as the father removed from a birth certificate. The child was born through the use of assisted reproductive technology (“ART”).