Women’s health

The Committee recommends that the State party allocate increased resources for research on women’s health and the health impact of gender-based discrimination, integrate women’s health and gender and medicine into the curriculum for all areas of medical studies, with a view to strengthening knowledge and expertise on women’s health and to effectively addressing “women’s diseases”, such as endometriosis, and ensure that the future National Competence Centre on endometriosis is adequately funded.

The Committee recommends that the State party conduct research into the disproportionately high rate of mental health issues among Sami women and develop preventive solutions and ensure that they have access to gender-responsive and appropriate mental health care.

The Committee recommends that the State party provide access to contraceptives free of charge to all women and men without sufficient means to procure them.

The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that the abortion law respects women’s autonomy and consider the possibility of removing the involvement of an abortion board.

The Committee recommends that the State party address the care deficit at old age with a gender lens in relation to both care recipients and formal and informal care providers.