On 23 June, the European Parliament’s committee on women’s rights and gender equality (FEMM) voted on a report on women’s health. Its findings? A stark picture of the inequalities that continue to shape the health of women across Europe.
The report passed comfortably, with 27 votes in favour, nine against and no abstentions.
Unsurprisingly, the opposition came from the Right: the rightwing European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR), and the far-right Patriots for Europe (PfE) and Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN). According to Billy Kelleher, Irish MEP for Renew Europe and the Parliament’s lead negotiator on the file, these groups continue to promote a narrative that undermines equality.
In this interview, Kelleher reflects on the persistent injustices women face across the continent and explains why addressing gender inequalities in healthcare remains a political priority.
How are women’s bodies treated differently in medicine and in science?
