11 Amendments of Anna HEDH related to 2008/2115(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A (new)
Recital A (new)
A. whereas, because health care constitutes part of society, which is not completely equal, there are gender-related disparities in care, treatment and support,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital B (new)
Recital B (new)
B. whereas the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union1 states that any discrimination on grounds of sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin shall be prohibited (Article 21) and that everyone has the right of access to preventive health care and the right to medical treatment and that a high level of human health protection shall be ensured (Article 35),
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph - 1 (new)
Paragraph - 1 (new)
- 1. Welcomes the Commission's White Paper on health but regrets the lack of analysis and gender mainstreaming in its proposal in regard to principles, measures and objectives; calls on the Commission clearly to gender-mainstream every area in its future strategy;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph - 1 a (new)
Paragraph - 1 a (new)
- 1a. Recalls the need for gender- disaggregated statistics in order to illustrate, substantiate and remedy the disparities between men and women in terms of diagnosis, treatment and distribution of resources in health care; calls on the Commission, together with the Institute for Gender Equality, to draw up guidelines and health indicators for gender-disaggregated statistics in the sector, since these are still lacking in the majority of the Member States;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need to integrate public health issues into allensure a high level of health protection in accordance with Article 152 of the Treaty within all relevant EU policy areas and strengthenalways to gender -mainstreaming in public health policies;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in any future adoption of a declaration on fundamental health values, expressly to include reduced inequality between women and men in health and care.
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that considerably more women than men work in the health care sector in absolute numbers but that women are strongly underrepresented on decision- making bodies; stresses that this fact must also be highlighted and analysed from a gender perspective in the forthcoming strategy;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need to increase public awareness of reproductive and sexual health in order to prevent unwanted pregnancies and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and reduce the social and health problems caused by infertilityand rights;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need to improve phealth care- and postnatal medical care by devising prenatal care indicators and carrying out regular monitorinformation for pregnant and breastfeeding women concerning the risks associated with alcohol, drug and tobacco consumption during pregnancy and breastfeeding;.
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6