Corinna Schmid and Joseph
Maldonado
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MADRID,
27 JUNE 2006: Today is an historic day for women
affected by endometriosis! For the first time
a proposal of a law in the Spanish Congress
of Representatives was approved unanimously,
and subsequently has lead to the Spanish government
allocating more money to the fight against this
chronic disease.
For four years Asociacion
de Endometriosis España
(AEE) has been fighting to raise awareness of
endometriosis in Spain and, together with other
assocations in Europe, to work towards finding
its cause and a treatment.
The AEE has fought hard to
ensure that all aspects were covered in the
proposed law (PPL) to ensure that a maximum
number of actions were taken in the fight against
endometriosis - and also that these were approved
by all the parliamentarian groups.
On the day of voting, after
the negotiations between the author of the PPL,
Joseph Maldonado, and the speakers of the PSOE,
PP, ERC, IU and the President of the AEE, Corinna
Schmid, it was approved unanimously!
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Now, a working team has been created formed
by the Health Ministry and specialists in endometriosis,
including the AEE president, Corinna Schmid.
The result of their plan of action will be presented
to the Spanish parliament in January 2007. Without
doubt, this is an historical moment for more
than a million affected women in Spain - but
also for women everywhere, if other governments
take notice of this wonderful progress!
This is a proud moment for
the AEE, as they now see the results of what
they have fought for for several years!
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