Activities of Jessica STEGRUD related to 2020/2215(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Sexual and reproductive health and rights in the EU, in the frame of women’s health (debate)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are based on the rights of all individuals to have their bodily integrity and personal autonomy respected; define their sexual orientation and gender identity; decide whether, with whom and when to be sexually active; decide whether, when and who to marry and when, whether and by what means to have a child or children; have access to the information and support necessary to achieve all of the above9 ; Emphasises thereby the importance of greater awareness around 'honour' crimes in the EU; notes that the majority of such crimes usually go unreported and are in most cases committed against girls and women; _________________ 9 Guttmacher-Lancet Commission, Executive Summary on sexual and reproductive health and rights, The Lancet, London, 2018, https://www.guttmacher.org/guttmacher- lancet-commission/accelerate-progress- executive-summary
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas some Member States still have laws prohibiting abortion except in strictly defined circumstances, forcingwhich might lead to that women to seek clandestine abortions, to travel to other countries or to carry their pregnancy to term against their will, which is a violation of human rights and a form of gender-based viol. Recalls that SRHR-legislation is not an EU competence;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that all policies relating to SRHR should be founded on reliable and objective evidence from organisations such as WHO, other UN agencies and the Council of Europe;
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Reaffirms that abortion must be a voluntary decision based on a woman’s request, given of her own free will, in accordance with medical standards based on WHO guidelines and calls upon therecommends Member States to ensurable access to safe and legal abortion; Reiterates the importance of the principle of subsidiarity and national legal provisions in each Member State;
Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Member States to regulate obstacles to legal abortion and recalls that they have a responsibility to ensure that women have access to the rights afforded to them by lawStresses that reproductive and sexual health issues fall within the exclusive competence of the Member States and cannot be regulated at EU level;