EU strategy on reproductive health

11.2.2014

Question for written answer E-001448-14
to the Commission
Rule 117
Minodora Cliveti (S&D)

Many women avail themselves of the right to freedom of movement.

Women are human beings with specific needs and specific rights in terms of reproductive health, and they play a greater role than men in the raising of children, in addition to which many single-parent families are supported by women.

Women alone are capable of giving birth and, consequently, it is only natural for them to have the right to make decisions in this respect.

The formulation and implementation of policies relating to health, including reproductive health, are the responsibility of the national authorities, leading to disparities regarding the treatment of women working or living in any of the EU Member States.

Does the European Commission have a strategy to guarantee uniform enjoyment of the right to reproductive health and hence equal and non-discriminatory treatment for all European women throughout the EU?

OJ C 331, 23/09/2014