Edite Estrela
Edite Estrela | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 20 July 2004 – 2014 | |
| Constituency | Portugal |
| Mayor of Sintra | |
| In office 1994–2002 | |
| Preceded by | Rui Silva |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Seara |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 October 1949 Belver, Carrazeda de Ansiães Municipality, Portugal |
| Political party | National: Socialist Party European: Party of European Socialists |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Teacher |
Edite de Fátima Santos Marreiros Estrela, GCIH (born Belver; 28 October 1949[1]) is a Portuguese politician of the Socialist Party[2] who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 until 2014.
She is a former Mayor of Sintra from 1994 and 2002 and teacher of literature.[1]
From 2009 until 2010, Estrela served as the parliament's rapporteur on draft legislation on parental leave.[3][4] She won worldwide notoriety in 2013 for being the author of a controversial parliamentary report on "sexual and reproductive health and rights" in which she asserted that access to abortion is a human right, and that there should be compulsory sexual education "inside and outside school". Following massive protest from conservative parties and associations, the European Parliament rejected the draft report by a narrow margin of votes.
References
- ^ a b "Edite Estrela". European Parliament. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ "Longer maternity leave eyed in EU to boost births". Reuters. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ Jim Brunsden (December 9, 2009), Empowering Europe’s women European Voice.
- ^ Simon Taylor (December 7, 2010), Maternity leave plan rejected European Voice.
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