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The National Assembly is examining this Thursday a motion for a resolution calling for the inclusion of endometriosis on the list of long-term conditions. For the president of the ENDOmind association, this would be a necessary step in the recognition of a disease that has long remained taboo.
This will be the first text examined within the framework of the parliamentary niche reserved for La France insoumise, this Thursday in the Assembly. “A strong signal, a sign of our feminist commitment”, defends the deputy La France insoumise of Seine-Saint-Denis, Clémentine Autain, joined by Release. This Thursday, she will carry in the hemicycle a motion for a resolution so that endometriosis is included on the list of exonerating long-term conditions (ALD 30), as are for example cirrhosis, diabetes or even high blood pressure.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 10% of women of childbearing age in the world are affected by this pathology, which is characterized by the presence of cells of uterine origin outside the uterus. In France, according to patient support associations, between 2.5 and 4 million women are affected, to varying degrees, often suffering from painful menstruation, chronic fatigue, or even digestive disorders.
“There is an urgent need to implement institutional recognition of endometriosis”, underline the authors of the resolution examined this Thursday. If adopted, the text will have no binding value, but the merit of clarifying the position of deputies on a measure at this stage dismissed by the President of the Republic. Thus, in…