2016/2096(INI) Promoting gender equality in mental health and clinical research
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- Results of vote in Parliament 2017/02/14
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading 2017/02/14
- End of procedure in Parliament 2017/02/14
- Debate in Parliament 2017/02/13
Progress: Procedure completed
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | FEMM |
BECERRA BASTERRECHEA Beatriz ( ALDE)
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ESTARÀS FERRAGUT Rosa ( PPE),
WARD Julie ( S&D),
GIRLING Julie ( ECR),
BJÖRK Malin ( GUE/NGL),
VON STORCH Beatrix ( EFDD)
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| Committee Opinion | ITRE | ||
| Committee Opinion | DEVE |
MARCELLESI Florent ( Verts/ALE)
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Anna ZÁBORSKÁ ( PPE)
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Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54
Legal Basis:
RoP 54Events
2017/08/31
EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
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2017/02/14
EP - Results of vote in Parliament
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2017/02/14
EP - Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
Details
The European Parliament adopted by 364 votes to 171 with 155 abstentions, a legislative resolution on promoting gender equality in mental health and clinical research.
Parliament recalled that the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health is a fundamental human right. In this respect, they noted that in the EU, 27 % of the adult population, including both men and women, have experienced at least one episode of mental illness. Accordingly, it called on Member States to take measures and allocate sufficient resources to ensure women’s access to healthcare and specifically to mental health services – including women’s shelters – independently of their legal status, gender identity, sex characteristics, ethnic origin, or religion.
Parliament recalled that in a global context marked by an ongoing economic crisis and a sharp rise in unemployment, in particular among young people and women, the incidence of mental health problems such as depression, bipolar disorders, schizophrenia, anxiety and dementia is steadily increasing. The World Health Organisation has estimated that depression affects 350 million people and by 2020 this illness will be the second leading cause of inability to work .
Gender equality in mental health : Parliament called on the Commission and the Member States to promote information and prevention campaigns and other initiatives to raise public awareness of mental health problems. It also asked for effective action in order to:
change how people with mental health problems are perceived : Members stressed the fact that there was a link between mental health and poverty and social exclusion. Acknowledging the influence of media and particularly of the Internet and social networks on mental health, Members called for more research on this topic. They pointed out that some women have a distorted perception of their image due to media, stereotyped advertising and social pressure, and develop eating and behavioural disorders, for instance anorexia and bulimia. Parliament called on the Commission, the Member States, and local authorities to ensure that their mental health strategies address the mental health challenges that could be faced by LGBTI people; targeted assistances for vulnerable women and women refugees : Parliament raises serious concerns over the provision of mental health care and facilities to refugee women and girls in Europe, particularly those living in makeshift conditions across Member States. It highlights that detention of refugees and asylum seekers without effectively and efficiently processing their asylum claims is in violation of international law and has a negative impact on their mental health and wellbeing. It called on Member States to protect women asylum seekers in detention, and stresses that these women are to be provided with immediate protection, including ending detention, speeding up relocation and promoting support and counselling. Parliament also calls on Member States to delink health policies from immigration control by allowing access to basic healthcare services and not imposing a duty to report undocumented migrants on healthcare practitioners. It asked Member States, moreover, to implement the multi-agency guidelines on protecting and supporting the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants in Europe, as prepared by WHO/Europe, UN High Commission for Refugees and the International Organisation of Migrants.
Gender equality in clinical trials : Parliament underlined the fact that clinical trials of pharmaceutical products on both men and women are necessary and that these should be inclusive, non-discriminatory and performed under conditions of equality. It wanted the labels on pharmaceutical products clearly to indicate whether trials on women took place or not, and whether men and women may expect different side effects. It also asked the Commission to incentivise projects at EU level focused on how women are treated in clinical research. Parliament also underlined that urgent action was required to correct gender gaps in clinical trials in areas of health where such gaps are particularly harmful , such as in medication for Alzheimer’s, cancer, treatment of strokes, anti-depressants, and cardiovascular diseases.
Sexual and reproductive education : Parliament called for comprehensive, age-appropriate, evidence-based, scientifically accurate and non-judgmental sexuality education. It also called for 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. In general, Parliament considered that sexual and reproductive rights include access to legal and safe abortion, reliable, safe and affordable contraception, and comprehensive sexuality and relationship education.
Parliament also called on the commission and Member States to:
promote healthcare by ensuring easy access to services and the provision of adequate information tailored to men’s and women’s specific needs and the exchange of best practice in the field of mental health and clinical research; take stock of the specific health needs of women and men in their health policies; ensure that prevention strategies specifically target women who are at risk of intersectional discrimination; recognise gender-based violence and violence against women as a public health issue; incentivise programmes that address the specific needs of women concerning illnesses such as osteoporosis, musculoskeletal problems and central nervous system illnesses such as Alzheimer’s and/or dementia.
Lastly, Parliament recalled that healthcare and health policy are a competence of the Member States and that the role of the Commission is complementary to national policies.
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2017/02/14
EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2017/02/13
EP - Debate in Parliament
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2016/12/12
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
Details
The Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality adopted the own-initiative report by Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA (ADLE, ES) on promoting gender equality in mental health and clinical research.
Members recalled that the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health is a fundamental human right. In this respect, they noted that in the EU, 27 % of the adult population, including both men and women, have experienced at least one episode of mental illness. Accordingly, they called on Member States to take measures and allocate sufficient resources to ensure access to healthcare and specifically to mental health services – including women’s shelters – independently of their legal status, gender identity, sex characteristics, ethnic origin, or religion.
Gender equality in mental health : Members called on the Commission and the Member States to promote information and prevention campaigns and other initiatives to raise public awareness of mental health problems. They also asked for effective action in order to:
change how people with mental health problems are perceived : Members stressed the fact that there was a link between mental health and poverty and social exclusion. Acknowledging the influence of media and particularly of the Internet and social networks on mental health, Members called for more research on this topic. They pointed out that some women have a distorted perception of their image due to media, stereotyped advertising and social pressure, and develop eating and behavioural disorders, for instance anorexia and bulimia. Members called on the Commission, the Member States, and local authorities to ensure that their mental health strategies address the mental health challenges that could be faced by LGBTI people; develop tailored policies for marginalized and refugee women : the committee called on Member States to protect women asylum seekers in detention who report abuse, and stresses that these women are to be provided with immediate protection . It called on the Commission, the Member States and local authorities to develop specific tailored policies in order to provide mental health services to groups of vulnerable women in marginalised communities.
Gender equality in clinical trials : Members underlined the fact that clinical trials of pharmaceutical products on both men and women are necessary and that these should be inclusive, non-discriminatory and performed under conditions of equality. They wanted the labels on pharmaceutical products clearly to indicate whether trials on women took place or not, and whether men and women may expect different side effects. They also asked the Commission to incentivise projects at EU level focused on how women are treated in clinical research.
Members also underlined that urgent action was required to correct gender gaps in clinical trials in areas of health where such gaps are particularly harmful , such as in medication for Alzheimer’s, cancer, treatment of strokes, anti-depressants, and cardiovascular diseases.
Lastly, the committee called on the Commission and Member States to:
promote healthcare by ensuring easy access to services and the provision of adequate information tailored to men’s and women’s specific needs and the exchange of best practice in the field of mental health and clinical research; take stock of the specific health needs of women and men in their health policies; ensure that prevention strategies specifically target women who are at risk of intersectional discrimination; recognise gender-based violence and violence against women as a public health issue; incentivise programmes that address the specific needs of women concerning illnesses such as osteoporosis, musculoskeletal problems and central nervous system illnesses such as Alzheimer’s and/or dementia.
Documents
2016/11/29
EP - Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
2016/11/09
EP - Committee opinion
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2016/10/18
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
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2016/09/08
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2016/06/09
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
2016/06/07
EP - MARCELLESI Florent (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in DEVE
2016/04/18
EP - BECERRA BASTERRECHEA Beatriz (ALDE) appointed as rapporteur in FEMM
Documents
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2017)358
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T8-0028/2017
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A8-0380/2016
- Committee opinion: PE584.186
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE592.270
- Committee draft report: PE587.677
- Committee draft report: PE587.677
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE592.270
- Committee opinion: PE584.186
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2017)358
Activities
- Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA
- Branislav ŠKRIPEK
- Urszula KRUPA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Florent MARCELLESI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Krisztina MORVAI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Marijana PETIR
Plenary Speeches (1)
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2016/2096(INI)
2016/09/13
DEVE
35 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Stresses that the achievement of the right to health for all prevails over the protection of intellectual property rights and depends i.e. on investment in global health research, including health technologies and drugs for poverty-related and neglected diseases (PRNDs);
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Highlights that the World Health Organisation (WHO) reports no significant difference between gender for severe mental disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, while high gender difference prevails for depression and anxiety;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that empowering women and promoting gender equality is crucial to accelerating sustainable development and thus, ending all forms of discrimination against women and girls, including those occurring in mental health and clinical research, is not only a basic human right, but it also has a multiplier effect across all other development areas (SDG5);
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls on governments of developing countries to mainstream gender in mental health policy, and to develop policies and programmes that address both the specific needs of women for mental health treatment and the social origins of psychological distress; notes with concern that, especially in Least Developed Countries, the exclusion of women from biomedical research is often caused by lack of information and awareness campaign, their fulfilment of their role as mothers and caregivers and their lack of decision-making freedom in their household; strongly believes that better balance in gender roles and obligations, income security, access to education, the development of social safety nets and poverty reduction would further redress gender disparities in mental health;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls on governments of developing countries to mainstream gender in mental health policy, and to develop policies and programmes that address both the specific needs of women for mental health treatment and the social origins of psychological distress; strongly believes that better balance in gender roles and obligations, income security, access to education, labour market inclusion and integration, more effective measures to promote work-life balance, especially for single mothers, the development of social safety nets, and
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls on governments of developing countries to mainstream gender in mental health and welfare policy, and to develop policies and programmes that address both the specific needs of women for mental health prevention and treatment and the social origins of psychological distress; strongly believes that better balance in gender roles and obligations, income security, access to
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls on governments of developing countries to mainstream gender in mental health policy, and to develop policies and programmes that address both the specific needs of women for mental health treatment and the social origins of psychological distress; sstrongly believes that better balance in gender roles and obligations, income security, access to education, labour market integration, the development of social safety nets and poverty reduction would further redress gender disparities in mental health;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls on governments of developing countries to mainstream gender in mental health policy, and to develop policies and programmes that address both
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the European Commission to address the root causes of the failure to include and retain adequate numbers of women in clinical trials and to yield meaningful information about treatment and burden of disease, and to allocate resources for more research, prevention, treatment and support services for women;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Underlines that pressures created by women's multiple roles, gender discrimination and associated factors of poverty, hunger, malnutrition, overwork, domestic violence and sexual abuse, combine to account for women's poor mental health whereas in developing countries' most centres, these patients are not recognized and therefore not treated; while communication between health workers and women patients is extremely authoritarian, making a woman's disclosure of psychological and emotional distress difficult, and often stigmatized;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Promoting, through lifelong education, the formulation and implementation of health policies that address women's needs and concerns from childhood to old age and enhancing the competence of primary health care providers to recognize and treat mental health consequences of domestic violence, sexual abuse, and acute and chronic stress in women is essential in order to address gender discrimination in health care;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 a (new) -1a. Recalls that PRNDs affect more than one billion people, claim millions of lives every year and are primarily endemic in developing countries; notes that tools to prevent, diagnose and treat PRNDs are often still lacking or unsuitable to the conditions of individuals and communities in developing countries;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Notes that widening disparities among African countries are a call for action that require the adoption of sound policies to empower the bottom percentile of income earners and promote economic inclusion of all (SDG10); Income inequality is a global problem that requires global solutions by improving the regulation and monitoring of financial markets and institutions, encouraging development assistance and foreign direct investment to regions where the need is greatest, reducing to that effect gender discrimination and inequalities in the health sector;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the need to invest in global health research and development (R&D) to strengthen national health systems and to achieve universal healthcare coverage , also by pooling resources to complement national ones as well as with investments in local research tailored to each country's needs; regrets that the EU has not incorporated the principles of its global health policy into its innovation strategy; regrets also that there are no binding provisions in any of the mechanisms which ensure that Poverty-
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the need to invest in global health research, innovation and development (R&D) to strengthen national health systems by increasing EU spending in this sector and to achieve universal healthcare coverage;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the need to invest in global health research and development (R&D) to strengthen national health systems and to achieve universal healthcare coverage; regrets that the EU has not incorporated the principles of its global health policy into its innovation strategy; regrets also that there are no binding provisions in any of the mechanisms which ensure that Poverty- Related and Neglected Diseases (PRND) R&D funded through the EU will produce
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that while 26 PRNDs contributed to 14% of the global disease burden, they received only 1.4% of global health-related R&D expenditure[1]; [1] Research and development expenditure for poverty-related and neglected diseases: an analysis of economic and epidemiological data. The Lancet, 2013 ;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Calls on the EU to promote effective and fair financing of research that benefits the health of all and ensures that innovations and interventions lead to affordable and accessible solutions. In particular, models that dissociate costs of R&D and the prices of medicines should be explored including the opportunities for technology transfer to developing countries;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Notes that the past 20 years have seen a considerable shift in the location of industry-sponsored clinical drug trials; these tests being increasingly carried out in low- and middle-income countries, where it is easier to find subjects; less expensive to conduct clinical trials, and where regulatory constraints are either less stringent or less actively monitored;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes with concern that the increase in offshoring medicine testing to Africa may result in serious ethical violations and infringements of fundamental EU principles such as the right to health protection and healthcare; points out that not having access to affordable healthcare or health insurance gives vulnerable people, particularly women, no other choice than to participate in clinical trials in order to receive medical treatment;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes with concern that the increase in offshoring medicine testing to Africa may result in serious ethical violations; points out that not having access to affordable healthcare or health insurance, as well as access to affordable medicine, gives vulnerable people, particularly women, no other choice than to participate in clinical trials in order to receive medical treatment;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 b (new) -1b. Recalls that EDCTP2 shall contribute to the reduction of the social and economic burden of poverty-related diseases in developing countries, in particular in sub-Saharan Africa, by accelerating the clinical development of effective, safe, accessible, appropriate and affordable medical interventions for poverty-related diseases, in partnership with sub-Saharan Africa;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes with concern that the increase in offshoring medicine testing to Africa and other underdeveloped regions may result in serious ethical violations; points out that not having access to affordable healthcare or health insurance gives vulnerable people, particularly women, no other choice than to participate in clinical trials in order to receive medical treatment;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes with concern that the increase in offshoring medicine testing to Africa may result in serious ethical violations; points out that not having access to affordable healthcare or health insurance gives vulnerable people, particularly women, no other choice than to participate in clinical trials in order to receive medical treatment unaware of any risks entailed;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on transnational pharmaceutical companies to fulfil their corporate responsibility to respect human rights, as enshrined in the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPBHR), when engaging in clinical trials in low- and middle-income countries; deems that they should ensure the proper protection of participants’ safety and rights, and the conformity of their practices with the highest ethical standards
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on transnational pharmaceutical companies to fulfil their corporate responsibility to respect human rights, as enshrined in the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPBHR),
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Urges the EU regulatory authorities to ascertain that the same standards regarding clinical trials are complied both within and outside their jurisdictions before granting drug market authorisation;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Calls on developing countries to develop a robust legislative framework with a functional independent control system that comply with World Health Organisation (WHO) Guidelines for Good Clinical Practice (GCP) for trials on pharmaceutical products and the Declaration of Helsinki (DoH) of the World Medical Association (WMA);
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes with concern that gender discrimination and inequalities occur in health and social care research in developing countries, thereby affecting the development of appropriate and targeted treatments; in particular, points out that patients in developing countries are inadequately represented in pharmacology research; notes that special populations, including children and pregnant women, have been neglected in tuberculosis drug development; stresses the need to collect and store samples for pharmacogenetic study in future clinical trials, based on gender;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes with concern that gender discrimination and inequalities occur in health and social care research in developing countries, thereby affecting the development of appropriate and targeted treatments; recalls that women's different biological and physiological make-up requires proper information about the effect of drugs on their bodies;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Recalls that infectious disease (e.g. HIV infection, malaria and anaemia) and adverse pregnancy outcome (e.g. stillbirth) are highest in LMIC; calls for including pregnant women in clinical trials as a way to reduce morbidity and mortality in mothers and infants;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Recalls that according to WHO, while "mental disorders" denote a range of mental and behavioural disorders, such as depression, bipolar affective disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, dementia, autism, " mental health" is conceptualised as a state of well-being in which the individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community; welcomes the fact that for the first time, world leaders are recognising the promotion of mental health and well- being, and the prevention of treatment of substance abuse, as health priorities within the global development agenda;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Recalls that mental health is heavily gendered; stresses that gender inequality, income disparities, women's greater exposure to poverty and overwork, socio-economic discrimination, gender- based violence, including violation of their sexual and reproductive rights, expose them further to mental health disorders of depression and anxiety;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Notes that women are more vulnerable to mental illness due to the differences in power and control men and women have over the socioeconomic determinants of their mental health and lives, their social position, status and treatment in society and their susceptibility and exposure to specific mental health risks;
source: 589.205
2016/10/18
FEMM
298 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 – having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new) – having regard to the Commission Green Paper entitled 'Improving the mental health of the population - Towards a strategy on mental health for the European Union' (COM(2005)0484),
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N a (new) Na. whereas eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia are particularly common among adolescent and post- adolescent girls;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N b (new) Nb. whereas, at work, women are more exposed to psychological and/or sexual harassment, which causes discomfort and psycho-physical problems among those subjected to it;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N c (new) Nc. whereas, according to a study conducted by the European Depression Association (EDA), one in 10 workers in the EU has taken time off work for depression, costing society an estimated EUR 92 billion, mainly as a result of lost productivity;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas male violence against women and its impacts on women’s health constitute a fundamental barrier to the achievement of gender equality and women’s full enjoyment of their human rights
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas male physical and psychological violence against women and its impacts on women’s health constitute a fundamental barrier to the achievement of gender equality and women’s full enjoyment of the
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas male violence against women and
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas male violence against women and its impacts on women’s physical and mental health constitute a fundamental barrier to the achievement of gender equality and women’s full enjoyment of their human rights;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas male violence against women prevails and its impacts on women’s health constitute a fundamental barrier to the
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new) – having regard to the World Health Organisation’s European Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020,
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas women and girls who are subjected to female genital mutilation are exposed to serious short- and long-term effects on their physical, psychological, sexual and reproductive health;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P a (new) Pa. whereas men and boys experience gendered mental health conditions and an increased likelihood of substance abuse, alcoholism, violent crime and suicide; whereas men and boys face gender stereotypes surrounding masculinity which may encourage repression of emotions or resort to anger, and these have an impact on men’s mental health, as well as the phenomenon of gender based violence;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P a (new) Pa. whereas the abuse of girls and young women as a result of the inhuman practice of breast ironing is an underestimated problem throughout the world, including in many EU countries;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P a (new) Pa. whereas trans people are still exposed to forced sterilisation in gender recognition procedures in 13 Member States;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P b (new) Pb. whereas social care models that address mental illnesses, through sports, arts, or social activities, should be taken into account in public health programmes in respect of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P c (new) Pc. whereas people with disabilities risk suffering exacerbated mental health conditions;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P d (new) Pd. whereas sex and relationship education is key for overcoming gender stereotypes, tackling gender based violence, and improving mental health and wellbeing for girls and boys, women and men;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P e (new) Pe. whereas intersex persons subject to genital mutilation also experience effects on their physical, psychological and sexual and reproductive health; whereas trans people are still subject to forced sterilisation in gender recognition procedures in 13 Member States;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas, for several reasons, female subjects have historically been excluded from toxicology or biomedical research, and whereas large gender gaps in research limit how much we know about the difference between women’s health and men’s;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas, for several reasons, female subjects have historically been excluded from toxicology
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new) – having regard to the World Health Organisation’s European Mental Health Action Plan1a, __________________ 1a http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf _file/0004/194107/63wd11e_MentalHealt h-3.pdf
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas, for several reasons, female subjects have
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q a (new) Qa. whereas the exclusion and underrepresentation of women as subjects, or gender and sex as factors in biomedical research and clinical trials puts women’s lives and health at risk;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Qa (new) Qa. whereas homeopathic medicines are of particular importance for pregnant and breastfeeding women;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q b (new) Qb. whereas the Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 on clinical trials of medicinal products for human use introduced requirements for taking account of gender in trials, but the implementation of the regulation must be evaluated; whereas the regulation does not specify any considerations on women other than for pregnant and breastfeeding women;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R a (new) Ra. whereas the impacts of such drugs and medication as contraception devices, antidepressants and tranquilizers have on women’s physical and mental health are still poorly understood, and require further research to eliminate harmful side-effects and improve care delivery;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R a (new) Ra. whereas systematic and adequate data collection on violence against women is crucial to ensure effective policy making in the field both at central and at regional and local levels, and to monitor the implementation of legislation;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R a (new) Ra. whereas there are about 58 000 suicide cases a year in the EU and a quarter of those who commit suicide are women, and whereas suicide continues to be a major cause of death;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R b (new) Rb. whereas mental disorders are one of the main causes of incapacity, adversely affecting as they do health, education, the economy, the labour market, and the EU’s welfare systems;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Title before paragraph 1 (new) ‘Gender Equality in Mental Health’
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 a (new) -1a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to follow-up on the EU Mental Compass with an ambitious new strategy on mental health, promoting a holistic psychosocial all-of-society approach, which includes a strong gender pillar, which ensures policy coherence on mental health;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new) – having regard to the 2008 European Pact for Mental Health and Well-Being,
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (a) to take stock of the specific health needs of women and to ensure the integration of a gender perspective in
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (a) to take stock of the specific health needs of women and men and to ensure the integration of a gender perspective in all aspects of health policies, programmes and research from their development and design to impact assessment and budgeting;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (a) to take stock of the specific health needs of women and to ensure the integration of a gender perspective
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (a) to take stock of the specific health needs of women and to ensure the integration of a gender perspective in
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution 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 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b (b) to recognise male violence against women, whatever form it takes, as a public health issue,
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b (b) to recognise male violence against women, whatever form it takes, and abuse of the female body through surrogacy as a public health issue
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b (b) to recognise male violence against women as a public health issue, whatever form it takes, as it can cause physical and psychological harm;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution 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 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b (b) to recognise
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 b (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 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b (b) to recognise
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b (b) to recognise
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c (c) to support civil society and women’s organisations that promote women’s rights
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c (c) to support civil society and women’s organisations that promote women’s
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c (c) to support civil society and women’s organisations that promote women’s
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c (c) to support civil society and women’s organisations that promote women’s rights, including
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c (c) to support civil society and women’s organisations that promote women’s rights, including women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights, and to work to ensure that
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point d (d) to incentivise programmes that address the specific needs of women
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution 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 15 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 b (new) – having regard to the 2005 European Declaration for Mental Health signed by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Commission and the Council of Europe,
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e (e) to increase funding to foster research on the causes and possible treatments of endometriosis, as well as the drafting of clinical guidelines and the creation of reference centres; to promote information, prevention and awareness- raising campaigns on endometriosis, and to provide means for the training of specialised health professionals and for research initiatives;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f (f) To the swift development of the EU-wide survey on the prevalence of gender-based violence for implementation within the European Statistical System, as confirmed in Eurostat’s 2016 work programme; and to collect regular, disaggregated data, in particular on the prevalence of depression, this data being disaggregated at least by sex, age group and socioeconomic status;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new) Recalls that healthcare and health policy is a competence of the Member States and that the role of the Commission is complementary to national policies;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Points out that women often have to work a two-in-one working day, that is to say, a day’s work at their place of employment and a day’s work at home, because men do not devote themselves sufficiently to the responsibility of household tasks and bringing up daughters and sons, causing many women to suffer from depression, anxiety, and stress, in addition to feelings of guilt at their failure to look after the family in the proper way, that being the role traditionally assigned to women;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Emphasises that the Commission and Member States must recognise gender-based violence as a public health issue, whatever form it takes, which directly impacts on women’s mental health and wellbeing; notes that more research is needed on the mental health impact of gender-based violence, including verbal and psychological violence, harassment and intimidation;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. To address the disparity in access to mental health provisions for example, within the EU, Malta has 185 psychiatric beds per 100,000 people, Italy has 8 beds; there are 163 mental health nurses per 100,000 people in Finland, Greece has 3 mental health nurses per 100,000 people;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Urges Member States and the Commission to invest in formal, informal and non-formal education for mental health and wellbeing for all ages, and in campaigns and other initiatives that strive to overcome stigma and raise awareness of mental wellbeing, with an emphasis on gender sensitive mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety or substance abuse; highlights the need for education professionals to receive mental health training, including gender aspects of mental health;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Condemns a widespread new sexist stereotype which has it that the modern woman has to shine in her studies and at work, but must satisfy traditional expectations by being a good wife and home-maker and a perfect mother while also keeping her looks, a behaviour pattern that causes many women to feel stress and anxiety;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. To establish and implement a national suicide strategy; notes with concern that only 13 EU Member States are known to the World Health Organisation to have a national suicide strategy;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 b (new) – having regard to the Commission Joint Action on Mental Health and Well- Being (2013-2016).
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Insists that the link between socioeconomic conditions and mental health and wellbeing is crucial to policy coherence on mental health, where poverty and social exclusion leads to greater mental health problems; notes that the feminisation of poverty, and austerity policies that disproportionately impact women put women’s mental wellbeing at greater risk;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Calls on the Commission, Member States, and local authorities to develop specific tailored policies in order to provide mental health services to groups of vulnerable women in marginalised communities, and those facing intersectional discrimination, such as refugee and migrant women, women facing poverty and social exclusion, intersex and trans persons, ethnic minority women, women with disabilities, older women, and women in rural areas;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 e (new) 1e. Underlines that social and employment policy, particularly policies on work-life balance, must take women’s mental health and wellbeing into account;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 f (new) 1f. Notes that holistic mental health and wellbeing strategies must include a healthy working environment, free of gender-based barriers that women often face; Calls on the Commission and Member States to work together with trade unions, employers, health professionals and civil society in order to develop a holistic approach to gender sensitive mental wellbeing at work; Notes the importance of providing mental health training to those in management positions in the private and public sector;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 g (new) 1g. Highlights the importance of a life-cycle approach to mental health, where every age-group’s needs are addressed in a coherent and comprehensive manner, with an emphasis on adolescent girls and older women, who on average report a lower rate of life satisfaction than men of the same age groups;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 h (new) 1h. Recognises the impact of the media, and particularly the internet and social media on mental health and wellbeing, particularly on young women and girls, and notes that more research must be done on the subject; underlines that effective tools, including legal measures, must be developed to deal with online bullying and harassment and objectification; highlights the needs for an ambitious strategy on e-mental health and wellbeing, and work to promote and work with stakeholders to develop emerging e-therapies;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Recommends that healthcare for pregnant women begin as soon as possible in the first trimester of pregnancy, in order to make it possible to identify specific conditions that may require surveillance, to recognise social problems for which women may need help from social or mental health services and to inform women about pregnancy-related issues; stresses that psychological healthcare is just as important as physical healthcare and notes that between 10-15% of women in the EU who have just given birth suffer from postnatal depression;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Recommends that healthcare for pregnant women begin as soon as possible in the first trimester of pregnancy, in order to make it possible to identify specific conditions that may require surveillance, to recognise
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Recommends that mental healthcare for pregnant women begin as soon as possible in the first trimester of pregnancy, in order to make it possible to identify specific conditions that may require surveillance, to recognise social problems for which women may need help from social or mental health services and to inform women about pregnancy-related issues;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Recommends that
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the right to health is a fundamental human right and whereas mental health is an issue of crucial importance with a view to improving the quality of life of European citizens, fostering closer integration and social inclusion and ensuring economic and cultural development in the Union;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution 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 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Recommends that after the birth of a disabled child or a child with a life- threatening illness women should be provided with special support, including free access to long-term paediatric home care, palliative paediatric care and specialised, easily accessible psychological support;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls for a right to safe birth and greater comprehensive and local obstetric care provision, extending to private midwives and obstetricians, to be guaranteed in all EU Member States, and stresses the particular significance of that challenge for rural areas and the Alpine region;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission, Member States and EIGE to increase the collection of regular, gender disaggregated data on mental health, in particular on the prevalence of depression, this data being disaggregated at least by sex, gender, age group and socioeconomic status;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses the importance of women having access to psychological and medical care after miscarriages and abortions; stresses, in this connection, the importance of a sensitive and personal approach;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to take into account emotional and psychological disorders of women caused by miscarriage and offer them necessary psychological support;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes that in the EU, 27% of the adult population, including both men and women, have experienced at least one episode of mental illness;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Recognises the important role of formal and informal carers, who are overwhelmingly women, in mental healthcare; Calls for particular attention to be given to the role of formal and informal carers in mental health, and particularly to the role of women carers, as well as action to protect the mental health and wellbeing of the carers themselves;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Calls on Member States to ensure schools have the appropriate frameworks in place to identify and support those suffering from mental health problems; Notes that 70% of children and young people who experience a mental health problem have not had appropriate interventions at a sufficiently early age;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution 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 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the right to
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote, develop and provide early detection and treatment of postpartum psychosis and postpartum depression;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Highlights the need for a strategy and sharing of best practice on mental health and wellbeing of women and girls with disabilities and the unique challenges that they face;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 d (new) 2d. Calls on the Commission, Member States, and local authorities to address the mental health challenges that could be faced by LGBTI people in gender sensitive mental health strategies;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 e (new) 2e. Urges the Commission and Member States to include the mental health and wellbeing challenges faced by men and boys due to gender stereotypes leading to increased likelihood of substance abuse and suicides than women; Underlines that policies on men’s mental health must also take into account the perspective of age and lifespan, socio- economic condition, social exclusion, and geographic factors;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 f (new) 2f. Highlights the importance of social mental health treatment and care, such as through sports, music, arts, and cultural activities, as an important element in health service delivery, and one which reduces the economic and human cost that mental health problems can bring to bear for individuals and society as a whole; calls on the Commission and Member States to invest more in social mental health care programmes, such as social prescribing;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Considers that
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the right to health is a fundamental human right
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. C
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Considers th
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution 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 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Considers that sexual and reproductive rights include universal open access to legal and safe abortion, reliable, safe and affordable contraception, and sex
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Condemns the practice of surrogacy, which undermines the human dignity of the woman since her body and its reproductive functions are used as a commodity; considers that the practice of gestational surrogacy which involves reproductive exploitation and use of the human body for financial or other gain, in particular in the case of vulnerable women in developing countries, should be prohibited in all EU Member States;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Calls for a right to safe birth throughout Europe;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Considers that the Member States have an obligation to guarantee local obstetric care provision as a public service and to ensure that midwives are available in rural and Alpine regions too;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 d (new) 3d. Acknowledges the importance of breastfeeding for mothers and children, and calls for cross-border awareness- raising on the issue and for a cross-border guarantee of a right to breastfeed across Europe;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 – having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 19 and 168(7) thereof,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the right to physical and mental health is a fundamental human right;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Considers it regrettable that
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the WHO defines mental health as a state of emotional and psychological well-being in which an individual is able to use his or her cognitive and emotional capabilities, function in society, meet the ordinary demands of everyday life, establish satisfactory and mature relationships with others, make a constructive contribution to social change and adapt to external conditions and internal conflicts;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Is of the opinion that the increasing number of medical professionals who refuse to perform abortions in Member States represents another threat to the health and rights of women; urges the Member States to ensure that there is at least minimum number of health professionals to perform abortions in hospitals;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Member States to prevent, ban and prosecute forced sterilisation of women, a phenomenon that affects in particular women with disabilities, transgender and intersex persons, and Roma women;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Urges the Commission and Member States to work for the de- psychopathologisation of trans identities in the World Health Organisation’s International Catalogue of Diseases 11 and national catalogues, and to particularly prevent a diagnosis for prepubescent children;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Encourages Member States to implement the Council of Europe’s recommendations 2010(5) and take into account the specific needs of lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons in the development of health policies, programmes and protocols;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Encourages Member States to implement the Council of Europe’s recommendations 2010(5) and take into account the specific needs of lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons in the development of health policies, programmes and protocols;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Underlines the fact that screening procedures are considered to be one of the most effective cancer prevention measures and calls on Member States to ensure that all women and girls have access to such screening;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Underlines the fact that screening procedures
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution 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 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Member States to promote the setting up of psychological support centre for cancer patients, staffed by qualified community health workers and female psychologists, to provide the patients with psychological support throughout the treatment and rehabilitation process;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Member States to ensure full access to high-quality physical and mental health care for all migrant women, irrespective of their legal status, and, in the longer term, to adequately prepare their national health systems for incoming refugees and asylum seekers;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Member States to ensure
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Member States to ensure
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Member States to ensure full access to
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Urges Member State governments, the Commission, and FRONTEX to provide access to healthcare and mental health care for all refugees and asylum seekers and migrants, particularly vulnerable women and girls, as a matter of universal human rights; Highlights the need for gender sensitive mental health training of immigration, asylum, and law enforcement staff and officials who work with refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants, particularly vulnerable women and girls; considers that these necessary healthcare measures include provisions 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 229 #
Motion for a resolution 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 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas in a global context marked by an ongoing economic crisis and a sharp rise in unemployment, in particular among young people and women, the incidence of mental health problems such as depression, bipolar disorders, schizophrenia, anxiety and dementia is steadily increasing;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls on Member States to ensure free access to health services for unemployed women, women in rural areas and women pensioners on low incomes, who cannot pay for medical checks and treatment themselves;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution 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 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution 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 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Stresses that the achievement of the right to health for all prevails over the protection of intellectual property rights and depends on investment in European health research, including health technologies and drugs for poverty-related and neglected diseases (PRNDs);
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Draws attention to the serious situation facing women with disabilities, who are more often at risk of difficulties that are directly related not only to their disabilities, but also to increased social isolation and involuntary inactivity;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Calls on Member States to delink health policies from immigration control by allowing access to basic healthcare services and not imposing a duty to report undocumented migrants on healthcare practitioners; moreover, asks the Member States to implement the multi-agency guidelines on protecting and supporting the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants in Europe, as prepared by WHO/Europe, UNHCR, IOM;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Calls on the Member States to systematically increase the accessibility of preventive psychological care for women with disabilities and to provide psychological support for women caring for a seriously disabled child;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Is disappointed by the fact that the annual budgets for programmes designed to prevent male violence against women in all Member States is much less than the actual cost of such violence, be it in economic, psychological, social or moral in nature;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A c (new) Ac. whereas mental health problems (depression, anxiety, panic attacks, eating disorders) are more common among women than among men;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Is disappointed by the fact that the annual budgets for programmes designed
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Is disappointed by the fact that the annual budgets for programmes designed to prevent
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Is disappointed by the fact that the annual budgets for programmes designed to prevent
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls on the Member States to take measures in the health-related field of early detection and support to victims of gender-based violence and to apply health protocols in cases of assault, which should be referred to the appropriate courts with a view to speeding up the legal procedure; also calls on the Member States to guarantee the right of access to information and integrated social assistance, to be provided through permanent urgent care services specialising in multidisciplinary professional services;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution 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 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Deplores the austerity policy implemented by the Commission, which, alongside the current economic crisis, is a major contributory factor in the rise in unemployment and the indiscriminate cutting of public health budgets by Member States;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Supports the Member States in increasing expenditure to support programmes aimed at preventing violence against women and effectively helping and protecting victims.
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Maintains that women who have been subjected to gender-based violence suffer after-effects, often for life, in their physical and mental health; notes that according to the WHO World report on violence and health 1 a , the repercussions which gender-based violence has on women can take a variety of forms: physical effects (bruising, fractures, chronic pain syndromes, disability, fibromyalgia, digestive troubles, etc.); psychological and behavioural effects (alcohol and drug abuse, depression and anxiety, eating and sleep disorders, feelings of shame and guilt, phobias and panic attacks, low self-esteem, post- traumatic stress disorder, psychosomatic disorders, suicidal and self-harming behaviour, insecurity in later relationships, etc.); sexual and reproductive effects: Gynaecological disorders, infertility, complications during pregnancy, miscarriages, sexual dysfunction, sexually transmitted diseases, unwanted pregnancy, etc.); and fatal effects (murder, suicide, death as a result of an STD, etc.); __________________ 1aKrug, Dahlberg, Mercy, Zwi, and Lozano, 2002.
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Member States to prevent, ban and prosecute female genital mutilation and to provide
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the sex
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Member States to prevent, ban and prosecute female genital mutilation and breast ironing and to provide specialised health services for women victims of FGM;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to take measures to ensure access to healthcare services – including women’s shelters – to all women
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to take measures to ensure access to healthcare and specifically mental health 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 255 #
Motion for a resolution 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 256 #
Motion for a resolution 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 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to take
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to gather gender- disaggregated data on mental illness; calls also on the Commission to draw up recommendations and guidelines on preventing and treating such illnesses on the basis of a female-specific approach;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to pay special attention to the most vulnerable or disadvantaged groups, such as elderly, disabled, socially excluded, Roma, unemployed or addicted women; and launch intervention programs for them;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the sex
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Notes with interest the UK’s Time to Change campaign that looks to directly target the stigma attached to mental health problems; urges Member States to raise awareness of mental health problems and ensure accessibility to mental health services;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Notes the wider economic impact of better addressing mental health needs; mental disorders account for 44% of social welfare benefits and disability pensions in Denmark, 43% in Finland and the UK and 37% in Romania;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution 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.);
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Considers that the lack of comparable, comprehensive, reliable and regularly updated gender-disaggregated data constitutes a source of discrimination
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Considers that the lack of comparable, comprehensive, reliable and regularly updated gender-disaggregated data
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Supports a more markedly gender- sensitive approach to eating disorders and the need to mainstream it within the discourse on health and in information addressed to the general public;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Points out that nowadays the media and advertising portray the sexy young woman as a winner and that this emphasis on the body as a means of achieving success, socially and at work, and of attracting men could induce many women, starting in their adolescence, a stage at which they are more vulnerable, to attempt to conform to the models of the day, with the danger that they will become dependent on their physical image, leading to dissatisfaction, anxiety, depression, stress, and, in short, deterioration in their mental health; points out that some women have such a distorted perception of their image that they develop eating and behavioural disorders, for instance anorexia, bulimia, orthorexia, binge eating disorder, or bigorexia;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Believes that the action taken at EU level on mental health and well-being should involve leading figures in the political, health, education, and social spheres, together with the social partners and civil society organisations; considers it essential that mental health should cease to be a taboo subject in certain social environments;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls on the Member States to set up assistance and support contact points in schools, run by female psychologists, to provide psychological support to students, in particular adolescent girls, who are more prone to developing eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the World Health Organisation defines health as physical, mental, and social well-being, and not just the absence of disease or infirmity, a definition which includes a subjective element that has to be taken into account when dealing with this matter;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Welcomes the moves by the Commission for the EU to ratify the Istanbul Convention, and regrets that many Member States have not done so yet; urges the Council to ensure EU accession to the Istanbul Convention as soon as possible;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15b. Points out also that the youth cult makes women feel over-anxious about the fact of growing older and changes in their physical appearance, with the result that many women display a degree of determination that might be called morbid as they strive to stay for ever young and slim, even giving way to an obsession with cosmetic surgery in order to achieve that goal;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15b. Calls for measures to be taken to reduce the risk factors involved in suicide, such as alcohol abuse, drugs, social exclusion, depression, and stress; also calls for systems to be set up to provide support following suicide attempts;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote information and prevention campaigns to raise public awareness of mental health problems;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Title before paragraph 16 (new) ‘Gender Equality in Clinical Trials’
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 c (new) 15c. Calls on the media and the advertising industry to respect the dignity of women and their right to an image free of stereotypes and discrimination, and to stop using stereotypes of beauty and youth or women’s sexual attractiveness as a model of social success, be it in public or in private media; also calls on them to publicise healthy ways of life, show a variety of family models and different lifestyles, and convey an image of women more in tune with the current diversity;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Underlines the fact that clinical trials of pharmaceutical products on both men and women are necessary and that these should be inclusive, non- discriminatory and performed under conditions of equality, inclusion and non-
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Underlines the fact that clinical trials of pharmaceutical products on both men and women are necessary and that these should be inclusive, non- discriminatory and performed under conditions of equality, inclusion and non- marginalisation; suggests that clinical trials also take account of specific vulnerable population groups such as paediatric and geriatric patients, and ethnic minorities, and recognise homeopathy; is of the opinion that gender-disaggregated data should also be collected after commercialisation of the products, in order to record the different side-effects;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16b. Notes that it is a proven fact that women take greater quantities of psychotropic drugs than men, but that there are very few studies on gender differences regarding the effect of those drugs, which are prescribed for women and men without distinction and in the same doses; expresses its concern at the fact that women suffer to a greater extent from adverse effects of psychotropic drugs because they are excluded from clinical trials and no account is taken, therefore, of the female physiology, which changes due to menstrual cycles and other special circumstances such as pregnancy, breast- feeding, the menopause, or the use of hormonal contraceptives or hormone replacement therapies, which affect the way in which the drugs are assimilated; also points out that women, more often than men, seek to resolve their mental problems with the aid of psychotherapies;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Expresses deep concern that the failure to improve women’s representation in clinical trials and biomedical research puts women’s health and lives at risk;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas austerity measures have had a more pronounced effect on women than on men;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new) 16b. Points to the urgent need to incorporate gender differences into clinical procedures in the mental health field;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new) 16b. Emphasises that clinical trial methodologies and design must allow for stratified analysis by age and gender;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 c (new) 16c. Highlights the importance of the publication of the results of clinical trials, so that the methodology is transparent and accessible;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Considers that the participation of women of reproductive age in clinical trials
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls for a cross-Europe ban on surrogacy, since it represents abuse of the women concerned and violence against the female body;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Demands that the labels on pharmaceutical products clearly indicate whether trials on women took place or not, and whether men and women may expect different side-effects; calls upon Member States to encourage research on the long- term effects of products used in hormone replacement therapy;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Demands that the labels on pharmaceutical products clearly indicate whether trials on women took place or not, and whether men and women may expect different side-effects; calls upon Member States to encourage research on the long- term effects of products used in hormone replacement therapy;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Asks the Commission to incentivise projects at EU level focused on how women are treated in clinical research; such projects should involve health authorities at all levels and the pharmaceutical industry by way of the development of specific strategies for implementing the guidelines on studying and assessing gender differences in clinical trials;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Asks the Commission to incentivise projects at EU level focused on how women are treated in clinical research
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas above and beyond biological characteristics, women’s mental health depends on factors such as the education that they have received, the extent to which they have internalised social and cultural values, norms, and stereotypes, the way in which they have lived through and assimilated their experiences, the attitudes that they have towards themselves and others, the roles that they play, and the obstacles and pressures with which they have to contend;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Asks the Commission to incentivise projects at EU level focused on
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to invest in awareness raising campaigns to encourage women to participate in clinical trials;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Urges the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) to draw up separate guidelines for women as a special population in clinical trials and, in particular as regards the situation of pregnant and breastfeeding women, to recognise homeopathy;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Urges the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) to
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Urges the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) to draw up, where it makes sense and is scientifically justifiable, separate guidelines for women as a special population in clinical trials;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls on the Member States, when applying Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 in clinical trials of medicinal products for human use, to
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Urges Member States, the EMEA, and relevant stakeholder to ensure that sex and gender factors are introduced at the earliest stages of research and development of medication, before the stage of clinical trials; Emphasises the need for improved sharing of best practice among research institutions and healthcare providers across Europe on the subject;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 b (new) 21b. Underlines that urgent action is required to correct gender gaps in clinical trials in areas of health where such gaps are particularly harmful, such as in medication for Alzheimer’s, cancer, treatment of strokes, anti-depressants, and cardio-vascular diseases;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 c (new) 21c. Emphasises that concerted action must be taken by researchers and all relevant stakeholders to eliminate harmful side effects of medication that specifically affect women, such as in anti- depressants and contraception and other drugs, in order to improve women’s health, and the quality of healthcare;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) – having regard to the EU-Compass for Action on Mental Health and Well- being,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas taking account of women’s diversity and incorporating it into the health policies addressed to women, with specific policies targeting vulnerable and marginalised groups, would strengthen the effectiveness of these policies;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas taking account of women’s diversity and incorporating it into the health prevention and treatment policies addressed to women would strengthen the effectiveness of these policies;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas taking account of women’s diversity and distinctness and incorporating it into the health policies addressed to women would strengthen the effectiveness of these policies;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas mental health must be seen and addressed holistically, by taking account of social, economic, and environmental factors, requiring a psychosocial all-of-society approach to attaining the highest possible level of mental well-being for all citizens;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas physical and mental health are interlinked, and are both central to general wellbeing; whereas it is recognised that poor mental health can lead to chronic physical conditions, and that those with chronic physical conditions are more likely to develop mental health conditions; whereas despite the known links between the two, physical health research is often prioritised over mental health;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C c (new) Cc. whereas women and girls’ mental health is adversely affected by a variety of factors, including prevalent gender stereotypes and discrimination, objectification, gender-based violence and harassment, workplace environment, work-life balance, socioeconomic conditions, the absence or poor quality of mental health education, and limited access to mental healthcare;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C d (new) Cd. whereas mental health conditions and mental wellbeing are often overlooked, ignored, or suppressed, due to stigma, prejudice, and a lack of awareness or resources; whereas this leads many of those with mental health conditions not to seek care, and for doctors to fail to diagnose patient, or at times diagnose wrongly; whereas the diagnosis of mental health conditions is heavily gendered, with women more likely to be diagnosed with certain conditions than men;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C e (new) Ce. whereas mental health conditions and illness causes large-scale economic costs in terms of healthcare provision, such as loss of employment days, and have various other indirect impacts, adding further impetus to tackle mental health care in a holistic, comprehensive, and gender sensitive manner;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas maternal mortality is regarded as a major marker of health system efficiency, quality and performance;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 b (new) – having regard to the WHO Comprehensive mental health action plan 2013–2020,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas human rights, self- determination and maternal health in connection with safe and natural birth are of particular importance;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the fact that many women lack
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas lack of access to
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas lack of access to sexual and reproductive rights, including safe and legal abortion services, endangers the life and health of women and girls, and all persons with reproductive capacity, increases maternal mortality and morbidity, and leads to the denial of life-saving care and to an increased number of clandestine abortions;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution 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 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas one in four births in the EU is now by caesarean section and, statistically, attendant health problems for mothers and children are increasing;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 c (new) – having regard to the WHO Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health 2016-2030,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) Eb. whereas there are already dangerous gaps in provision in some Member States as a result of closures of maternity hospitals and the considerable reduction in the number of private midwives and obstetricians;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital ΣΤ F. whereas restrictions and budgetary cuts made by national governments in the area of public health also make access to health services more onerous; at the same time the violent fiscal adjustment imposed by the Troika does not allow southern European Member States, such as Greece, Spain, Portugal and Italy, to cope with the shortcomings of their health systems;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas austerity policies, restrictions and budgetary cuts made by national governments in the area of public health and education also make access to health and mental health services more onerous, and this impacts women disproportionately; whereas low socioeconomic conditions, poverty and social exclusion have a significant negative impact on mental health and wellbeing;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas restrictions and budgetary cuts made by national governments in the area of public health also make access to health services more onerous and whereas, alongside physical health problems, mental health problems have a significant adverse impact on the EU economy;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas restrictions and budgetary cuts made by national governments in the area of public health also make access to health services more onerous, in particular for large families and for single mothers;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas almost 9 out of 10 people suffering from mental health problems say they have been affected by stigma and discrimination, and more than 7 out of 10 report that stigma and discrimination reduces their quality of life;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas female migrants may additionally suffer from sometimes very serious medical conditions as a result of a lack of proper treatment in their countries of origin or face specific problems related to reproductive health such as complications with pregnancy and childbirth and genital mutilation, as well as a risk of exposure to
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas female migrants, refugees and asylum seekers may additionally face specific problems related to reproductive health such as complications with pregnancy and childbirth, as well as a risk of traumatic exposure to (sexual) violence and abuse, and specific risks to their mental health and well-being;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas female migrants, and female refugees in particular, may additionally face specific problems related to reproductive health such as complications with pregnancy and childbirth, as well as a risk of exposure to (sexual) violence and abuse;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas female migrants may face additional
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 d (new) – having regard to the General Comment No.14 of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on The right to the highest attainable standard of health U.N. Doc. E/C.12/2000/4 and its General Comment No. 20 on Non-discrimination in economic, social and cultural rights U.N. Doc. E/C.12/GC/2009,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas a holistic strategy on mental health and wellbeing must include a life-cycle perspective, taking into account different factors that affect individuals of different ages; whereas the specific vulnerabilities of teenage girls and older women must be taken into account;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas there are several specific challenges to providing mental health care to refugees, the extent of which varies depending on a range of factors, including where the refugees have come from and the amount of time they have spent in the host country;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas breastfeeding is particularly important for the health of mothers and infants;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G b (new) Gb. whereas attention must be given to geographic factors of mental health and wellbeing between urban and rural environments, including in terms of demographics, access to care, and service provision;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas women and men each suffer from certain forms of cancer
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas women suffering from cancer who have been subjected to surgery and invasive treatments such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy and see their bodies undergo profound changes are in general more prone to depression and more likely to lose hope in the future;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I.
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas only 10 EU Member States have set the
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Ia. whereas the hormonal changes during perimenopause, and the time after menopause, may affect a woman’s emotional health and lead to mental health problems including depression and anxiety; whereas the hypersensitivity to the symptoms may hinder timely detection and the appropriate treatment;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 e (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 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) Ja. whereas women are more likely than men to be diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas endometriosis is an incurable disease affecting about 1 in 10 women and girls (i.e. roughly 180 million women worldwide and 15 million within the EU); whereas the illness frequently leads to infertility and often causes high levels of pain and mental health problems, thus making it very incapacitating for several aspects of work, private and social life;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas mental health problems, which are different from psychiatric disorders, vary across genders: women have higher rates of depression
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas in terms of mental health problems, which are different from psychiatric disorders,
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution 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; whereas LGBTI people may face specific mental health and wellbeing challenges which must be taken into account in any mental health strategy;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new) La. whereas depression is the most common neuro-psychiatric disorder and is more likely to affect women than men; whereas it is also the most common illness among women in the 15 to 44 age group;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution 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 79 #
Motion for a resolution 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 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new) – having regard to the General Comment No. 14 of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on The right to the highest attainable standard of health U.N. Doc. E/C.12/2000/4 and its General Comment No. 20 on Non-discrimination in economic, social and cultural rights U.N. Doc. E/C.12/GC/2009,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new) La. whereas the forms of somatisation occurring most frequently in women include fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue, the main symptoms being pain and exhaustion, although they have many other symptoms that are common to other diseases;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution 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 82 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L b (new) Lb. whereas it is deplorable that trans identities are 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 83 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L b (new) Lb. whereas depressive disorders account for 41.9% of all cases of disability resulting from neuro-psychiatric disorders among women, as compared to 29.3% among men;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L c (new) Lc. whereas the WHO has estimated that depression affects 350 million people and causes 850 000 deaths every year; whereas by 2020 this illness will be the second leading cause of inability to work;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution 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 86 #
Motion for a resolution 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 87 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L d (new) Ld. whereas there is a lack of comparable data on available, accessible and quality trans-specific healthcare and products used in hormone replacement therapy are not properly tested and licensed;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution 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; whereas studies show that imposed traditional gender roles negatively affect women´s mental health and wellbeing; whereas trans people show significantly elevated levels of suicide ideation and attempts;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas, because of a variety of factors,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution 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 90 #
Motion for a resolution 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 91 #
Motion for a resolution 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 92 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas, because of a variety of factors, primarily concerning different gender roles and gender inequalities, and daily social discrimination, depression is approximately twice as prevalent among women as it is among men;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas, because of a variety of factors, primarily concerning different gender roles and gender inequalities and discrimination, depression is approximately twice as prevalent among women as it is among men;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas, because of a variety of factors, primarily concerning different
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas, because of a variety of factors, primarily concerning differen
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) Ma. whereas there is not enough attention to mental health and wellbeing in the education system across Member States, or at the workplace, given that mental health is often highly stigmatised, or a taboo subject; whereas education on mental health fights the stigma on the subject, it must also address gender specific vulnerabilities, gender stereotypes and discrimination facing women and girls;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) Ma. whereas in Europe, men are almost 5 times more likely to commit suicide than women and suicide is the biggest cause of death for men under the age of 35; whereas men are 3 times more likely than women to become alcohol dependent and men are more likely to use (and die from) illegal drugs; whereas men are less likely to access psychological therapies than women;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M b (new) Mb. whereas the psychosocial all-of- society approach to mental health requires policy coherence for wellbeing, coordinating healthcare, education, employment, economic and social policies in order to attain overall higher levels of mental wellbeing;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M c (new) Mc. whereas there is not enough attention to mental health and wellbeing in the education system across Member States, or at the workplace, given that mental health is often highly stigmatised, or a taboo subject; whereas education on mental health fights the stigma on the subject, it must also address gender specific vulnerabilities, gender stereotypes and discrimination facing women and girls;
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