23 Amendments of Malin BJÖRK related to 2016/2096(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to the Recommendation CM/Rec(2010)5 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on measures to combat discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas in in all countries with available data, significant differences in health exist between socioeconomic groups, and between women and men, in the sense that people with lower levels of education, occupation and/or income tend to have systematically higher morbidity and mortality rates; whereas these health inequalities are one of the main challenges for public health policies today;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas comprehensive, age- appropriate, evidence-based, scientifically accurate and non-judgemental sexuality education, quality family planning services and access to contraception help to prevent unintended and unwanted pregnancies, reduce the need for abortion and contribute to the prevention of HIV and STIs; whereas teaching young people to take responsibility for their own sexual and reproductive health has long-term positive effects, lasting throughout their lifetime and having positive impact on society;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas women are more likely than men to be diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas in particular lesbian and bisexual women and trans and intersex persons face specific mental health issues arising from minority stress, defined as the high levels of anxiety and stress caused by prejudices, stigmatisation and experiences of discrimination, as well as medicalisation and pathologisation;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Recital L b (new)
Lb. whereas trans identities are not pathological, but are deplorably still considered mental health disorders, and most Member States request such diagnoses for access to legal gender recognition or trans-related healthcare, even though research has shown that the ‘gender identity disorder’ diagnosis is a source of significant distress for them;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L c (new)
Recital L c (new)
Lc. whereas gender variant pre- pubescent children are still subjected to unnecessary and harmful diagnostic practices, while every child should be able to safely explore their gender identity and expression;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas, because of a variety of factors, primarily concerning different gender roles and gender inequalities, depression is approximately twice as prevalent among women as it is among men, and trans people show significantly elevated levels of suicide ideation and attempts;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas male violence against women and itsgender-based violence in general and their impacts on women’victims health constitute a fundamental barrier to the achievement of gender equality and women’s full enjoyment of their human rights;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas trans people are still exposed to forced sterilisation in gender recognition procedures in 13 Member States;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) to ensure that prevention strategies specifically target women who are at risk of intersectional discrimination such as Roma women, women with disabilities, lesbian and bisexual, women, migrants and women refugees, trans and intersex people, and women living in poverty;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to recognise male violence against women and gender-based violence as a public health issue, whatever form it takes;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) to pay extra attention to the special need of women diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome or fibromyalgia by providing them adequate high quality health care services;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States to adopt policies for improving the average population health by eliminating the health inequalities affecting the disadvantaged socioeconomic groups; calls in this context, for an active engagement of many policy sectors, not only of the public health and health care systems, but also of education, social security, work/life balance and city planning, always engaging with a clear gender equality perspective;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Strongly supports the welfare state, which underpins increased equality through universal welfare arrangements for the whole population in relation to work life, housing, the education system and health services, as well as targeted measures for the most disadvantaged groups;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that sexual and reproductive rights include universal open access to legal and safe abortion, reliable, safe and affordable contraception, and comprehensive sexuality education and information on sexual and reproductive health, free choice and consent; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights, adequate gender-sensitive information and reliable, safe and affordable contraception, and to provide access to legal and safe abortion within and beyond the European Union;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the EU and the Member States to put an immediate end to current austerity policies and cuts in public spending for services crucial to the attainment of a high level of health care protection to all women and men, girls and boys in the European Union regardless of their background or legal status;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the Member States to take all the necessary measures to ensure the protection of women migrants, asylum seekers and refugees, such as safe accommodation and sanitary facilities for women and children, legal counselling and access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, including contraception, support for survivors of sexual violence and safe abortions;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to protect women asylum seekers in detention who report abuse, and stresses that these women are to be provided with immediate protection, including immediate end of detention, speeding up relocation and promoting support and counselling;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses that prostitution is also a health issue, as it has detrimental health impacts on persons in prostitution, who are more likely to suffer from sexual, physical and mental health traumas, drug and alcohol addiction, and loss of self- respect, as well as a higher mortality rate, than the general population; adds and stresses that many of the sex buyers ask for unprotected commercial sex, which increases the risk of detrimental health impacts, both for persons in prostitution and for the buyers;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to prevent, ban and prosecute female genital mutilation and genital mutilations affecting intersex persons and to provide specialised health services for women victims of FGM;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to take measures to ensure access to healthcare services – including women’s shelters – to all women, independent of their legal status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex characteristics, race or ethnic origin, age or religion;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that the lack of comparable, comprehensive, reliable and regularly updated gender-disaggregated data constitutes a source of discrimination for women’s health; calls for the EU institutions and the Member States therefore to promote and make mandatory the collection of comparable gender- disaggregated data at EU and national level; which includes sexual and reproductive health indicators (STIs, abortion and contraception rates, unmet needs for contraception, adolescent pregnancy, etc.);