Care and treatment of various diseases

The plan requires that healthcare be equal and fair and explicitly mentions safe childbirth as something no one should have to buy themselves. It establishes that the state must take greater responsibility to create equal opportunities even if healthcare is not nationalized, which is precisely what the counter-proposal wants to investigate for maternal and childbirth care. The plan also wants to invest broadly in healthcare and strengthen reproductive rights. The plan therefore supports the demand.

• safe childbirth for alldecisive»Behoven ska styra, du ska inte behöva lösa en privat försäkring för att få en bra sjukvård och tandvård eller en trygg förlossning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Needs shall guide, you should not need to take out private insurance to get good healthcare and dental care or a safe childbirth.”
• state responsibility for equal healthcare»Lösningen är inte att förstatliga sjukvården men för att säkerställa en jämlik vård i Sverige måste staten ta ett större ansvar för att skapa lika förutsättningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The solution is not to nationalize healthcare but to ensure equal healthcare in Sweden the state must take greater responsibility to create equal opportunities.”
• broad healthcare investments»investera brett i vården så att den håller hög kvalitet i alla delar.« (party programme ↗)“invest broadly in healthcare so that it maintains high quality in all areas.”
• reproductive rights»sexuella och reproduktiva rättigheter är avgörande för människors« (party programme ↗)“sexual and reproductive rights are crucial for people's”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto makes welfare at childbirth an explicit state responsibility and points out midwives' working conditions as a problem that must be addressed. That the state investigates how regions can be given better conditions for maternity and childbirth care as well as support after birth thus lies in line with the plan's commitment to equal care throughout the country and strengthened competence supply. The plan does not explicitly speak of an investigation assignment, but the factual direction is clear.

• welfare at childbirthdecisive»I de största och svåraste ögonblicken ska välfärden finnas där – när ett barn föds« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In the greatest and most difficult moments welfare shall be there – when a child is born”
• maternity care staff shortage»barnmorskor känner sådan desperation att de säger upp sig« (2022 manifesto ↗)“midwives feel such desperation that they resign”
• state competence supply responsibility»mer stöd till specialistutbildningar i vården, exempelvis för sjuksköterskor och undersköterskor« (2022 manifesto ↗)“more support for specialist training in healthcare, for example for nurses and nursing assistants”
• equal care throughout the country»Alla invånare i hela landet ska ha likvärdig tillgång till skola, vård och omsorg.« (party programme ↗)“All residents throughout the country shall have equal access to school, healthcare and care.”

The election manifesto explicitly promises to improve maternity care and invest in midwives, and that people should be able to give birth safely throughout the country. The programme adds that healthcare shall be equivalent regardless of gender and that women today often have to wait longer for important treatments. The counter-proposal's demands that the state investigates the regions' conditions for maternal and childbirth care, parenting support and care after birth are directly in line with these commitments.

• better maternity caredecisive»förbättra förlossningsvården och satsa på barnmorskorna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“improve maternity care and invest in midwives.”
• safe birth throughout the country»Att man ska kunna föda barn på ett tryggt sätt i hela landet tycker vi är en självklarhet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That people should be able to give birth safely throughout the country is what we think is a matter of course.”
• equitable care regardless of gender»Likvärdig vård oberoende av kön och socioekonomiska faktorer borde vara en självklarhet.« (party programme ↗)“Equivalent care regardless of gender and socioeconomic factors should be a matter of course.”
• national responsibility for equitable care»Du ska ha rätt till en bra vård, oavsett var i landet du bor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“You shall have the right to good care, regardless of where in the country you live.”

The election manifesto takes direct position for a particular organisation of maternity and childbirth care: the same midwife should follow the woman during pregnancy, childbirth and aftercare, and childbirth care should be accessible, safe and equal throughout the country. The plan also wants the state to give regions better and needs-adapted support. The counter-proposal's demand that the state investigates the regions' conditions and reviews care and support to women after childbirth thus follow the plan's own commitments.

• sammanhållen förlossningsvårdkedjadecisive»Förlossningsvården bör organiseras så att samma barnmorska kan följa kvinnan under graviditet, förlossning och eftervård.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Childbirth care should be organised so that the same midwife can follow the woman during pregnancy, childbirth and aftercare.”
• statligt stöd till regionerna»Vi vill korta köerna och skapa fler vårdplatser där det behövs genom satsningar på fler sjuksköterskor och bättre statligt stöd till regionerna som är anpassade efter deras förutsättningar och behov.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to shorten queues and create more care places where needed through investments in more nurses and better state support to the regions adapted to their conditions and needs.”
• likvärdig förlossningsvård»Förlossningsvården ska vara tillgänglig, säker och likvärdig i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Childbirth care shall be accessible, safe and equal throughout the country.”
• nationell satsning på kvinnors hälsa»Vi vill inrätta ett nationellt forskningsprogram om kvinnosjukdomar och stärka den genusmedicinska kompetensen i hela vårdkedjan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to establish a national research programme on women's diseases and strengthen gender-medicine expertise throughout the care chain.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto explicitly states that special initiatives are needed to strengthen maternal and childbirth care throughout Sweden, and that the state shall take greater responsibility for healthcare's strategic planning. The counter-proposal's requirement that the state investigates regions' conditions for childbirth care and support after childbirth follows directly from that commitment. The plan also speaks against the committee's reasoning, as it wants to shift responsibility upwards rather than leave the issue to healthcare providers.

• strengthened childbirth caredecisive»Särskilda initiativ krävs för att mödra- och förlossningsvården ska stärkas i hela Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Special initiatives are needed to strengthen maternal and childbirth care throughout Sweden.”
• greater state responsibility in healthcare»Staten ska ta ett större ansvar för sjukvårdens strategiska planering, placering av högspecialiserad vård, beredskap och långsiktig kompetensförsörjning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state shall take greater responsibility for healthcare's strategic planning, placement of highly specialized care, preparedness and long-term staffing supply.”
• overview of healthcare organization»Det behövs en bred översyn av vårdens organisering och finansiering.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A broad overview of healthcare organization and financing is needed.”
• equal gender healthcare»Jämställdhetsperspektivet ska utvecklas i hälso- och sjukvården.« (party programme ↗)“The gender equality perspective shall be developed in healthcare.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto explicitly promises a national birth plan, more birth clinics, increased staffing and midwife teams throughout the healthcare chain, and parental support programmes offered to all parents. The plan also wishes to transfer responsibility for healthcare from regions to the state for equal care throughout the country. A government mandate for improved conditions for maternal and birth care and parental support for all is therefore exactly what the plan requires.

• national birth plandecisive»En nationell förlossningsplan och öppna fler förlossningskliniker, ökad bemanning och ett barnmorsketeam genom hela vårdkedjan« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A national birth plan and open more birth clinics, increased staffing and a midwife team throughout the entire healthcare chain”
• parental support for all»Kraftigt stärkt elevhälsa med en sammanhållen barn- och ungdomshälsovård och föräldrastödsprogram som erbjuds alla föräldrar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Greatly strengthened school health with coordinated child and youth healthcare and parental support programmes offered to all parents.”
• state responsibility for healthcare»Låt staten ta över ansvaret för vården med en gemensam organisation i stället för 21 olika.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Let the state take over responsibility for healthcare with a common organization instead of 21 different ones.”
• equal healthcare»Vården ska vara jämlik och tillgänglig för hela« (party programme ↗)“Healthcare shall be equal and accessible to all”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto has its own section on childbirth care being strengthened in terms of continuity, equitable care and follow-up, and explicitly states that women giving birth should have the same midwifery team from antenatal care to postnatal care. The counter-proposal's requirement that the state review the regions' conditions for maternal and childbirth care and care after childbirth is in line with this commitment. The plan also explicitly prioritizes diseases and health affecting women. Therefore, the plan supports the demand substantively.

• strengthened childbirth and postnatal caredecisive»Se till att födande kvinnor får ha tillgång till samma team av barnmorskor från mödravård till eftervård« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that women giving birth have access to the same team of midwives from antenatal care to postnatal care”
• continuity and equitable care»Moderaterna kommer att arbeta för att förlossningsvården ska stärkas när det gäller möjligheterna till kontinuitet, jämlik vård samt uppföljning och återkoppling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderates will work for childbirth care to be strengthened in terms of possibilities for continuity, equitable care and follow-up and feedback.”
• prioritize women's health»Stärka forskningen gällande sjukdomar som drabbar kvinnor« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen research regarding diseases that affect women”
• decisions at lowest effective level»Det politiska systemet ska bygga på att beslut fattas på lägsta effektiva nivå och tillåta att olika regioner och kommuner väljer olika vägar« (party programme ↗)“The political system shall be built on decisions being made at the lowest effective level and allow different regions and municipalities to choose different paths”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan establishes that maternity care shall be available throughout the country and that childbirth injuries shall be taken as seriously as other injuries. It is precisely this prioritisation of maternal and childbirth care and aftercare for women that the counter-proposal requires. The plan moreover wants the government to take greater primary responsibility for healthcare, which makes a government mandate on the regions' conditions logical.

• maternity care throughout the countrydecisive»En viktig uppgift är att säkerställa att det finns akut- och förlossningsvård över hela landet, även i glest befolkade regioner« (2022 manifesto ↗)“An important task is to ensure that emergency care and maternity care are available throughout the country, even in sparsely populated regions.”
• childbirth injuries prioritised»Förlossningsskador ska exempelvis tas på lika stort allvar som andra skador.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Childbirth injuries shall for instance be taken as seriously as other injuries.”
• government primary responsibility for healthcare»Sverigedemokraterna vill också se över hur staten i större utsträckning kan ta över huvudansvaret för sjukvården« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats also want to look into how the government to a greater extent can take over primary responsibility for healthcare.”
• equal healthcare»Sverigedemokraterna vill verka för en jämställd vård där män och kvinnor behandlas lika.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to work for equal healthcare where men and women are treated equally.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.