ILGA-Europe’s written contribution to EU consultation on health services (January 2007)
In January 2007, ILGA-Europe responded to the European Commission’s open consultation on EU action in the field of health services. The aim of the consultation is to ensure legal certainty and support for Member States in areas where EU action can bring added value.
In its response, ILGA-Europe highlighted the following issues:
- Rights of users and clients (including rights to information, access to services, safety, privacy and confidentiality, non-discrimination in access to services and treatment
- Call for common standards in relation patients’ rights
- Access to cross-border care and treatment for treatments that are not offered in a given Member States (e.g. fertility treatment and surgery for transgender people)

