11 Amendments of Sylvie GUILLAUME related to 2010/2089(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to Article 35 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union [1], [1] Everyone has the right of access to preventive health care and the right to benefit from medical treatment under the conditions established by national laws and practices.
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph C – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph C – subparagraph 1 (new)
whereas fair access to health services reduces health inequalities and is generally understood as equal access to treatment for all persons regardless of their income,
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph C – subparagraph 2 (new)
Paragraph C – subparagraph 2 (new)
whereas in several EU Member States[1] fair access to health services is not guaranteed for all, in practice or by law, especially for undocumented migrants, [1] Doctors of the World, European Observatory on Access to Health Care, Undocumented migrants’ access to health care, 2 survey reports: 2007 and 2009; HUMA, Law and practice. Access to health care for undocumented migrants and asylum seekers in 10 EU countries, 2009.
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the EU and the Member States to include gender mainstreaming and ageing in their health policies and programmes;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Urges the European Union and the Member States to ensure that a gender equality approach is included in all aspects of health policies, programmes and research, from their development and design through to their impact assessment and financing;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Encourages the European Union and the Member States to set up a system of free healthcare for children under 6 years old in order to guarantee access to healthcare for all; (Mothers should not have to choose between the health of their children and their own health, so it is essential for those on low incomes that all children be offered equal access to healthcare.)
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that the European Union and the Member States should guarantee women easy access to methods of contraception and the right to safe abortion;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that access to healthcare should be open to women regardless of theirwithout any financial, social, linguistic, geographical or cultural obstatucles (for example women migrants or, refugees, women in rural areas);
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 (new)
calls on the European Union and the Member States to implement policies to ensure that vulnerable persons, particularly pregnant women, children and the elderly, are legally entitled and have fair access to health services;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 – subparagraph 3 (new)
Paragraph 9 – subparagraph 3 (new)
urges the Member States of the European Union to stop the current cuts in public spending on health services which play a pivotal role in providing a high level of health protection for women and men;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 (new)
urges the European Union and the Member States to focus on women’s human rights, notably in preventing, banning and prosecuting the forced sterilisation of women and female genital mutilation;