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Women’s Link Worldwide is happy to announce that we have won the court case that will enable our clients Veronica and Tania* to have the opportunity to create the family they want.

Last year, Veronica and Tania received news that their public hospital in Spain would no longer provide them with in vitro fertilization treatment. The Ministry of Health had just issued an administrative decision that banned women from accessing reproductive technologies unless they were infertile or had attempted to conceive through "vaginal coitus" in the last twelve months. Since Veronica and Tania are in a same sex-relationship, the hospital halted Tania’s efforts to get pregnant.

All women have the right to decide when and how they want to be mothers, free of discrimination. Veronica and Tania saw this right taken away from them due to their sexual orientation. Women’s Link Worldwide took this case to the courts, seeking to guarantee this fundamental right. The judge condemned the actions of both the hospital, for denying the treatments, and the Local Health Authority, for discrimination.

This week we are celebrating. We are going to make sure that people across Spain and around the world know about this huge victory for all women. Then, we will get back to work to make sure that this decision is implemented, so that no other woman has to fight so hard for her right to define her family.

*Out of respect for our client’s privacy, we are not using their real names.