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Ulrika Westerlund (MP)

Member of the Riksdag · 241 speeches in 128 debates since 19 October 2022

What Ulrika Westerlund has said in the chamber of the Swedish Riksdag, debate by debate. The lines under each debate sum up a speech; they are written and translated by AI in advance and may contain errors, so check against the speech.

Kammarkoll has the Riksdag's speeches from 26 September 2022 onwards; older debates are not included.

1. Human rights, rule of law, economy and crime debate in Riksdag

   Allmänpolitisk debatt · 14 October 2026

   • Argues that hbtqi persons are exposed to increased hate in social media and that democracy and the rule of law are under threat globally and in the surrounding area. Emphasizes the need to safeguard the foundations of democracy and the rule of law. Read the speech

2. New criminal sanction system: SD and M want no quantity discounts

   Ett nytt straffrättsligt påföljdssystem · 13 August 2026

   • Criticizes the government's proposal as an ill-considered and unfunded rush job that risks making the sentencing system less legally secure and less effective. Instead wants to conduct a larger review of the Penal Code with a broad mandate to analyze and propose justified increased penalties. Read the speech
   • Denies that the party voted no to all of the government's proposals. Argues that they want to combat serious crime and support stricter penalties for repeated crimes, but votes no due to lack of practical feasibility. Read the speech
   • Argues that previous proposals have not had an effect and that it is not a question of having a volume discount or not. Suggests that proposals should be adjusted based on investigations instead of being tweaked. Read the speech

3. Lowering criminal responsibility age to 14 for young offenders

   Skärpta regler för unga lagöverträdare · 13 August 2026

   • Argues that the government's proposal to lower the age of criminal responsibility lacks research support and risks harming children's development. Wants to keep the age at 15 years, strengthen preventive measures within care and school and tighten regulations regarding negligence in youth care. Read the speech
   • Criticizes the government's proposal and refers to the authorities' objections regarding implementation problems and lack of resources. Asks why the government does not continue to develop Sis instead of lowering the age of criminal responsibility and transferring young people to Kriminalvården. Read the speech
   • Argues that authorities should be listened to when research is lacking. Emphasizes that high recidivism rates are due to lack of aftercare and requires more resources for this. Also points out that the correctional services are overburdened. Read the speech

4. Dental care fees for foreigners without residence permits

   Skyldighet att betala för tandvård - nya regler för vissa utlänningar · 12 August 2026

   • Thanks Karin Rågsjö for her long commitment and the knowledge she has contributed during their joint work. Expresses appreciation for her efforts in the committee and thanks her for the cooperation they have had for many years. Read the speech
   • Criticizes the proposal as ill-considered and inhumane as it worsens opportunities for dental care for vulnerable people. Argues that dental care should be provided based on need rather than ability to pay and points out that the proposal risks increasing costs for the regions and creating ethical dilemmas for the staff. Read the speech

5. Social services: KD wants drug tests and fines for parents

   Förebyggande insatser inom socialtjänsten till skydd för barn och unga vid bristande medverkan · 12 August 2026

   • Thanks Maj Karlsson for her knowledge and warmth. Notes that they have not been in agreement on many issues but that the meetings have always been respectful. Read the speech
   • Criticizes the government's proposal on coercive measures, fines, drug tests, and ankle bracelets as they risk undermining trust in social services and lack scientific support. Argues that these intrusive measures are counterproductive and risk harming the children's participation and motivation. Read the speech

6. New law on child placement: KD, SD, V and S debate proposal

   För barns rättigheter och trygghet - en ny lag om omhändertagande för vård av barn och unga · 12 August 2026

   • Welcomes the government's initiative to clarify the child as a rights-holder but moves for rejection as the proposal lacks a child rights analysis. Criticizes that coercive measures are normalized without sufficient scrutiny and rejects the expansion of grounds for taking into care. Read the speech

7. Security threats: SD and M call for tougher laws against V

   Stärkt skydd mot utlänningar som utgör kvalificerade säkerhetshot · 17 June 2026

   • Argues that expanded opportunities to detain persons who pose a serious security threat may be needed. Criticizes lowered evidentiary requirements and longer detention periods and rejects that children can be held in detention. Read the speech

8. Online crime recruitment: proposal for faster tools and laws

   Nya möjligheter att bekämpa onlinerekrytering · 17 June 2026

   • Supports the government's proposal to combat online recruitment, but criticizes the lack of expanded resources and risks to freedom of speech. Wants the government to return with an evaluation within five years and moves for approval of the reservation. Read the speech

9. Expanded criminal liability for public officials and corruption

   Ett utökat straffrättsligt tjänstemannaansvar · 13 June 2026

   • Criticizes the proposal for being unclear, disproportionate, and insecure in terms of legal certainty. Argues that the focus should be on organization and control systems rather than on individual civil servants, and moves that the bill be rejected. Read the speech

10. Double penalties for criminal networks and stricter sentencing

    Dubbla straff för brott i kriminella nätverk och skärpta straffskalor · 13 June 2026

    • Argues that discussions about power structures do not mean that individuals are deprived of their own responsibility. Argues that analysis of conditions is a tool for effective crime prevention work. Read the speech
    • Argues that power structures and the fight against men's violence against women are real political problems. Emphasizes that the LGBTQ movement's work aims to address injustices and unite people. Wants to prevent vulnerable children from being drawn into crime. Read the speech
    • Argues that Miljöpartiet has previously contributed to increased penalties. Points out that the Council on Legislation does not rule out high general repression, but criticizes the lack of evidence that increased penalties lead to reduced crime and increased safety. Read the speech
    • Argues that the reform will become very costly and put hard pressure on an already overburdened criminal care system. Criticizes that the government prioritizes increased penalties over care interventions and argues that the proposal lacks a holistic approach to reducing crime in the long term. Read the speech
    • Rejects the proposal in its entirety as it is considered to be punitive populism based on a weak analysis and a lack of consideration for the judiciary's capacity. Argues that Sweden needs a broad and thorough review of the Penal Code rather than individual sentencing increases. Read the speech
    • Argues that there is a high risk that the agreement with Estonia will be torn up due to their populist debate. Criticizes that the investigation suffered from a lack of time and resources, which limited the possibility of a complete analysis. Read the speech
    • Argues that Sweden should not handle problems through temporary solutions. Criticizes that the legislative matter has been substandard and lacks in quality. Proposes a broad and unconditional review of the penal code and the criminal justice policy. Read the speech

11. Police tools for crimes by young offenders and biometric data

    Bättre möjligheter att utreda brott av unga lagöverträdare och några andra processrättsliga frågor · 3 June 2026

    • Argues that legislation concerning children must meet high requirements for legal certainty and proportionality. Criticizes expanded coercive measures against children and advocates that these be time-limited. Questions the need for extended detention periods and argues that lack of resources should be addressed instead. Advocates for rejection of biometric registration of children and collective coercive measures without individual suspicion. Read the speech

12. Crime victim compensation: SD, S, and M debate new rules

    Ersättningsregler med brottsoffret i fokus · 1 June 2026

    • Welcomes the government's proposal for faster and simpler crime victim compensation. Criticizes the increased liability for guardians due to a lack of empirical support for crime-preventive effects. Wants to see a unified crime victim law and that the state takes greater responsibility for collecting damages. Read the speech

13. Temporary prison sentences in Estonia due to lack of space

    Tillfällig verkställighet av svenska fängelsestraff utomlands · 1 June 2026

    • Opposeses the proposal to rent detention places in Estonia as legal certainty and equality cannot be guaranteed. Argues that the Prison and Probation Service should be relieved through sustainable reforms in Sweden instead of abroad. Read the speech

14. Civil defense and recidivism: criminalizing escapes debate

    Ett förstärkt samhällsskydd och tydligare reaktioner vid återfall i brott · 1 June 2026

    • Supports most of the proposals but criticizes the criminalization of escape. Argues that existing sanctions are more effective than new criminal proceedings and demands a more thoroughly elaborated proposal. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the comparison with violent rapes. Argues that escape already has consequences as the correctional services can intervene quickly. Asks whether criminalization is effective or merely signal politics since investigations and the Council on Legislation have been critical. Read the speech
    • Questions about the effectiveness of a criminalization of escape when the number of escapes is already low. Argues that direct consequences, such as revoked permissions or delayed conditional release, are better than a late court process. Read the speech

15. National suicide investigation: age limits and school health

    En nationell utredningsfunktion för att förebygga suicid · 21 May 2026

    • Welcomes the legislation for systematic learning of suicide but calls for a reservation that the investigation obligation should cover young adults up to 25 years of age. Also argues that investigations should include suicide attempts and in the long run become mandatory for all ages. Read the speech

16. Psychological violence penal provision for women and children

    En särskild straffbestämmelse för psykiskt våld · 18 May 2026

    • Welcomes the criminalization of psychological violence but criticizes that the proposal does not cover all forms of conversion attempts. Argues that a specific criminalization of conversion attempts is needed to have a normative effect and to protect hbtqi persons. Read the speech

17. Custodial sentences for youth: SD, V, C, KD debate responsibility

    Frihetsberövande påföljder för barn och unga · 6 May 2026

    • Argues that the government's proposal to let the Prison and Probation Service take over responsibility for children is deeply concerning and contradicts the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Instead wants to maintain the closed youth care, strengthen social services and invest in early preventive measures. Read the speech
    • Argues that everyone under 18 years of age is a child according to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Emphasizes that crimes committed even by children must have consequences, but primarily wants to focus on crime prevention to increase safety. Read the speech
    • Wishes that the age of criminal responsibility remains 15 years. Argues that the focus should lie on crime prevention and aftercare as well as that Sis needs more resources for its reform work. Read the speech
    • Argues that crime must have consequences in order to uphold the social contract and demonstrate a firm stance from the perspective of crime victims. However, argues that incarceration should be combined with open forms of community service and reintegration to effectively prevent recidivism. Read the speech
    • Supports initiatives on conditional release and supervision. Argues that the responsibility should remain with Sis since they have the necessary experience in caring for youth. Read the speech
    • Expresses concern that Kriminalvården cannot offer on-site schooling for children in prison. Argues that children with difficulties in school need the physical presence of a teacher to be able to absorb the teaching. Read the speech
    • Argues that the design of school education is the practical problem. Wants Sis to retain responsibility for young offenders and receive more resources to develop its operations. Argues that rehabilitation must be the focus. Read the speech

18. New weapons law: SD wants AR15 redemption and 5-year license

    En ny vapenlag · 29 April 2026

    • Welcomes the government's proposal regarding clearer suitability assessment, new supervision procedures and a ban on certain semi-automatic weapons. Argues that the ban must be followed by mandatory surrender of all banned weapons against full compensation. Read the speech
    • Clarifies that the party advocates for mandatory surrender rather than forced surrender. Argues that it is possible to send a clear signal to weapon owners to hand in weapons in exchange for compensation. Read the speech
    • Denies that the party wants to use violence to seize property and argues that weapons have no place in hunting as they constitute a potential danger to society. Criticizes the government's willingness to overturn other positive agency decisions. Read the speech

19. Prison expansion and crime prevention debate in Riksdag

    Kriminalvårdsfrågor · 15 April 2026

    • Want the government to proceed with the Trygghetsberedning's proposal which focuses on preventive measures and reduced risk of recidivism. Argues that the focus should be on preventive work rather than punishment and motions for an investigation into women's specific situation and needs in the correctional system. Read the speech

20. Police strategies: SD preventive work, S local presence, M crime

    Polisfrågor · 14 April 2026

    • Wants to change the goal of the narcotics policy to reducing harm and motions for a new investigation into the legislation. Proposes more community police officers, a national task force against economic crime and better tools against active clubs. Read the speech

21. Crime policy legislation: 10 billion for municipalities

    Svar på interpellation 2025/26:382 om underlag för lagstiftning på det rättspolitiska området · 13 April 2026

    • Criticizes that the government lacks a basis for that increased penalties reduce crime and argues that resources should instead be allocated to preventive measures. Argues that imprisonment can increase the risk of recidivism and that the government's crime victim perspective is a misinterpretation. Read the speech
    • Argues that the government does not provide the municipalities with sufficient financial resources for crime prevention work. Criticizes the lowering of the age of criminal responsibility to 13 years as a violation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and asks for the basis for the decision. Read the speech
    • Argues that the state is making insufficient investments in the municipalities' crime prevention work. Criticizes that the government is rushing through changes to the Penal Code without conducting a comprehensive review and points out that civil society criticizes the lowering of the age of criminal responsibility. Read the speech

22. Terrorism: SD, S, and M debate immigration and justice measures

    Terrorism · 31 March 2026

    • Argues that terrorism is a serious threat that requires both national and international efforts. Wants to strengthen Säpo's resources and internal audits, strengthen the Centre against violent extremism, combat terror financing by countering money laundering as well as introduce a national program for defectors. Read the speech

23. Security detention: New indeterminate custodial sentence

    Säkerhetsförvaring - en ny tidsobestämd frihetsberövande påföljd · 18 March 2026

    • Argues that an indeterminate sentence challenges criminal law principles due to uncertain recidivism forecasts. Suggests that security detention should only apply in cases of recidivism in the same type of serious crime and that the reform should be time-limited and evaluated. Read the speech
    • Argues that society needs to protect itself from certain individuals who need to be locked up for their entire lives. Proposes an investigation into how the framework period should be extended and that security detention should only apply in cases of recidivism. Read the speech
    • Argues that the proposal on the timeframe was an example of what an investigation could examine. Criticizes that the government's legislative proposals overlap, which makes it difficult to see how different sanctions should be used. Proposes a time limit and evaluation to ensure that the correct sanctions are used. Asks whether forensic psychiatric care should be reviewed in connection with the discussion. Read the speech

24. Secret coercive measures 2024: SD wants expanded wiretapping

    Redovisning av användningen av hemliga tvångsmedel under 2024 · 10 March 2026

    • Shares the government's assessment that the use of secret coercive measures works well. Argues that increased use requires a stronger focus on legal certainty, better statistics on intelligence and a strengthened supervisory authority. Read the speech

25. Economy, school, and labor market policy debate in Riksdag

    Frågestund · 26 February 2026

    • Criticizes the Deputy Prime Minister for spreading incorrect impressions and strange claims regarding the gender identity law. Asks the Minister for Equality what she is doing to counter the disinformation being spread by other government members. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the Deputy Prime Minister spreads disinformation. Asks if the government discusses the importance of not spreading inaccuracies that risk making a vulnerable group even more vulnerable. Read the speech

26. Sweden foreign policy: Ukraine aid, Nato, and DCA agreement

    Utrikespolitisk debatt · 18 February 2026

    • Describes how the US's withdrawn aid and new restrictions harm human rights, especially for women and hbtqi persons. Wants Sweden to take the lead by ensuring strategic dialogues with other donor countries to maintain support for sexual and reproductive health and rights. Read the speech

27. Procedural law and criminal policy: SD, S, and M debate

    Processrättsliga frågor · 4 February 2026

    • Emphasizes the importance of proportionality and efficiency in the use of secret coercive measures and criticizes that the regulatory framework has become too complex. Welcomes the investigation but questions the government's intention since the investigation is also to propose expansions. Argues that an evaluation must have full mandate to propose limitations without requirements for expansion. Read the speech

28. Extended register checks for municipal employment proposals

    Utökade registerkontroller vid anställning i kommun · 28 January 2026

    • Welcomes the government's proposal for expanded register checks to counter criminal infiltration. Argues that it is necessary to have opportunities for ongoing checks during ongoing employment and a broader catalog of crime types. Read the speech

29. Young offenders: SD wants age 13, M wants youth prisons

    Unga lagöverträdare · 21 January 2026

    • Argues that lowering the age of criminal responsibility contradicts the Convention on the Rights of the Child and lacks evidence for crime-preventing effects. Instead wants to invest in evidence-based care, early interventions, and rehabilitation rather than imprisonment. Read the speech

30. UN Committee review of Sweden on racial discrimination

    Svar på interpellationerna 2025/26:223, 228 och 229 om granskningen av Sverige av FN:s kommitté mot rasdiskriminering · 16 January 2026

    • Highlights the UN committee's concern over the consequences of the Tidö Agreement for minority groups and criticizes visitation zones as well as the lack of protection against racial profiling. Asks whether the government intends to conduct a review of the legislative changes and whether the Discrimination Act is to be amended. Read the speech
    • Highlights the UN committee's concern over racial discrimination and hate crimes against children in schools. Asks the minister about plans to implement the committee's recommendations and how the government will include children in the work against racism. Read the speech
    • Requests an in-depth analysis regarding the introduction of equality data. Argues that civil society needs to be included in a structured and meaningful way in the work against racism. Requests answers regarding the MR review of the Tidö Agreement, measures for children, and the need for more competence among police and prosecutors. Read the speech

31. Gender Identity Act review: No plans during mandate period

    Svar på interpellation 2025/26:190 om eventuell plan för översyn av könstillhörighetslagen · 17 December 2025

    • Argues that statements from the Christian Democrats about dismantling the gender identity law must be taken seriously. Asks what it means to dismantle the law and what the Vice Prime Minister means by that the new law would lead to "genderlessness". Read the speech
    • Describes how the previous legal gender created obstacles in everyday life and unnecessarily burdened healthcare. Criticizes the Deputy Prime Minister's statements as casting suspicion on trans people and asks about the theories that underlie the legislation. Read the speech
    • Asks for the basis for the claims that the law would erase biological differences, reinforce social differences, or create enmity between men and women. Urges the government to examine the source of unfounded claims about women's rights. Read the speech

32. Police work against child sexual abuse in digital environments

    Polisens arbete mot sexuella övergrepp mot barn i digitala miljöer · 15 December 2025

    • Argues that the Swedish Police Authority should prioritize and intensify the work against sexual abuse of children in digital environments. Wants to abolish the puberty requirement, introduce strict liability for the perpetrator regarding the child's age, create a new crime for sexual extortion of children as well as change the criminal classifications for child pornography crimes. Read the speech

33. Hate and threats against LGBTQI people in Swedish schools

    Svar på interpellation 2025/26:192 om hat och hot mot hbtqi-personer i svenska skolan · 8 December 2025

    • Argues that threats and hate against hbtqi persons is a serious problem that requires standing up against it. Asks if the Minister for Education plans to issue statements emphasizing respect for hbtqi persons' rights. Read the speech
    • Welcomes the government's reforms regarding the gender identity law and the criminalization of conversion attempts. Simultaneously criticizes that the government base contributes to a diminished quality of life for hbtqi persons through problematic statements in public. Read the speech

34. LGBTQI insecurity and school sex education curricula changes

    Svar på interpellation 2025/26:142 om den ökade otryggheten för hbtqi-personer · 8 December 2025

    • Argues that young LGBTQI people experience a lack of education and discrimination in school. Proposes that the government mandate the Swedish Schools Inspectorate, the Swedish National Agency for Education, and the Equality Ombudsman to carry out quality reviews, supervision, and develop support materials to ensure equal conditions. Read the speech
    • Asks how the government views the criticism from referral bodies and highlights the warnings from the Children's Ombudsman and RFSU that the changes risk having far-reaching consequences for children, especially those exposed to honor-related violence. Read the speech
    • Argues that it is an experiment to reverse changes from 2022 before the full effect of these can be evaluated. Urges the government to reconsider and asks if the minister has plans to contribute to increased safety. Read the speech

35. Judiciary resources, penalties and preventive measures debate

    (forts. från § 5) Rättsväsendet (forts. JuU1) · 4 December 2025

    • Wants to invest in preventive work through social interventions and better agency cooperation to stop gang recruitment. Argues that crime victims need better support and that the state should collect damages. Criticizes the government's proposals on youth prisons and lowered age of criminal responsibility as they lack support in research. Argues that prisons are overcrowded and proposes electronic surveillance as well as reinforced resources for rehabilitation. Read the speech
    • Argues that increased penalties lack intrinsic value if they do not have a proven effect on crime. Wants to pursue a crime policy that reduces crime by taking into account research and statements from expert agencies. Read the speech
    • Argues that crime policy should be based on science and proven experience rather than symbolic politics. Denies that the party will lie flat in a future cooperation and emphasizes that assistance is a priority issue. Read the speech
    • Argues that the government's proposal was not proportionate. Explains that the vote against the proposal is due to the balance between crime fighting and individual privacy. Wants to evaluate how the legislation works in the future. Read the speech
    • Means that the party has taken a position on the government's proposal as the opposition. Explains that they support certain parts of the proposals but that they are not participating in the negotiations in order to be able to influence the design. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's decision to lower the age of criminal responsibility despite opposition from referral bodies. Argues that it risks worsening crime prevention and questions the use of youth wards at existing institutions. Read the speech
    • Argues that young people who commit crimes need care and measures rather than youth prisons. Proposes that one should continue to reform Sis instead of moving the care to Kriminalvården since Sis has better experience and better schooling. Read the speech

36. Stricter parole rules: SD and M propose three-quarters quota

    Skärpta regler för villkorlig frigivning · 3 December 2025

    • Welcomes the review of the rules for conditional release but criticizes the government's proposal to increase the served sentence as it lacks sufficient basis. Supports proposals to postpone release in case of misconduct and advocates for an increased limit for supervised release. Read the speech

37. Stricter requirements for public assistants and interpreters

    Skärpta krav för offentliga biträden och höjda kompetenskrav för tolkar i migrationsärenden · 25 November 2025

    • Welcomes the government's initiative but proposes mandatory and recurring knowledge tests for lawyers. Criticizes that the Migration Agency appoints assistants and demands that the court should take over the responsibility. Argues that specific competence requirements should be set for assistants representing children or other vulnerable groups. Also criticizes the proposal to limit the consultation time to one hour as it is considered to be a violation of legal certainty. Read the speech

38. School, environment, healthcare and economy debate in Riksdag

    Frågestund · 13 November 2025

    • Asks how the Minister assesses young people's chances of engaging in distance learning, as most at Sis-residences need support measures that are currently only offered on-site. Read the speech

39. Criminalize virginity checks, certificates and procedures

    Kriminalisering av oskuldskontroller, oskuldsintyg och oskuldsingrepp · 22 October 2025

    • Welcomes the government's proposal to criminalize innocence checks, certificates of innocence, and innocence interventions to combat harmful norms. Argues that conversion attempts against hbtqi persons should be designated as a specific crime rather than only falling under psychological violence. Read the speech

40. Question Time: Eating disorders, Gaza genocide, and inflation

    Frågestund · 18 September 2025

    • Asks the minister for reflections regarding the concerns of children's rights organizations and the Children's Ombudsman that the new Social Services Act and the upcoming intermediate coercion legislation risk clashing and becoming ineffective. Read the speech

41. Secret measures for children under 15 committing crimes

    Hemliga och preventiva tvångsmedel när barn under 15 år begår brott · 17 September 2025

    • Argues that expanded possibilities for secret and preventive coercive measures against children under 15 years of age can be an effective tool. Criticizes the government's proposal for being disproportionate and undermining legal certainty and calls for a return to the inquiry's original proposal. Read the speech
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42. Sweden's compliance with UN Convention on Racial Discrimination

    Svar på interpellation 2024/25:675 om Sveriges efterlevnad av FN:s konvention om avskaffande av rasdiskriminering · 18 June 2025

    • Argues that Sweden lacks a clear national mechanism for reporting and monitoring commitments. Wants an updated strategy and action plan for human rights and asks if the government plans to collect equality data. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the police lack routines and structures for reporting racist incidents. Argues that authorities should take measures at a structural level instead of viewing such incidents as individual examples. Asks for a national mechanism for reporting and follow-up. Read the speech

43. International enforcement of criminal sentences and deportation

    Internationell verkställighet i brottmål · 20 May 2025

    • Welcomes a modernized regulatory framework for international enforcement and that authorities are given more responsibility. However, criticizes that persons can be transferred without consent as it can threaten the individual's safety and erode citizenship. Argues that consent and voluntariness must be a fundamental principle. Read the speech
    • Argues that the focus should be on combating crime and that policy should lead to as few crimes as possible. Criticizes the proposal as it could erode citizenship and risk human rights through arbitrary assessments. Read the speech
    • Want human rights and citizenship to be respected. Argues that the focus is not on the number of transfers but on reducing crime, and emphasizes the importance of listening to those who work practically to counter crime. Read the speech

44. Stricter penalties for sexual offenses, elderly fraud, hate crimes

    Skärpt syn på sexuella kränkningar, bedrägerier mot äldre och brott med kön som hatbrottsmotiv · 19 May 2025

    • Welcomes stricter penalties for sexual offenses against children, the inclusion of gender as a hate crime motive, and stricter penalties for fraud against the elderly. Argues that a systematic evaluation is needed to ensure the law's effectiveness. Criticizes the government's decision not to change the legal designation for child pornography offenses and calls for the use of the investigation's alternative proposals. Requests further proposals to strengthen social support and care interventions for persons exploited for sexual purposes. Wants structural measures to be taken to ensure support for all vulnerable individuals regardless of citizenship. Moves for approval of reservation 4 regarding the designation of child pornography offenses. Read the speech

45. Protection for public employees against violence and harassment

    Ett starkare skydd för offentliganställda mot våld, hot och trakasserier m.m. · 19 May 2025

    • Argues that public employees should have a strong protection, but opposes the government's proposed sentence increases and the new crime of insult of a public official. Wants the sentencing scales to be reviewed and emphasizes that harsher penalties are not a holistic solution. Read the speech
    • Asks how the member perceived her contribution. Means that she does not mean that the crimes are unimportant, but emphasizes the need for caution in criminalization to balance different interests and avoid negative effects. Read the speech
    • Does not support the proposal. Argues that different interests must be weighed against each other during legislation and emphasizes the importance of preventive work as well as proportionate punishments that actually reduce crime. Read the speech
    • Argues that criminalization is not a holistic solution and that one must weigh the police's right to be exempt from offensive words against freedom of speech. Asks whether the penalties are proportionate and whether they will have an effect. Read the speech
    • Warns that the bill may infringe on the right to free criticism and argues that it could weaken trust in authorities. Criticizes that the legislative work is proceeding too quickly without sufficient reflection. Read the speech

46. Restraining orders for vulnerable persons: S, C, and M views

    Kontaktförbud - ett utökat skydd för utsatta personer · 19 May 2025

    • Welcomes that extended restraining orders can cover larger geographical areas and advocates for electronic surveillance. Wants the state to share the cost for protected housing, advocates for comprehensive risk assessments that include aggressive behaviors and motions for approval of the reservation. Read the speech

47. Crime, welfare, infrastructure and equality debate in Riksdag

    Frågestund · 15 May 2025

    • Asks how trans men and non-binary people who can become pregnant should be included in the abortion legislation. Suggests that the legal text can be formulated with the words "women and others" to enable this. Read the speech

48. Secret coercive measures 2023: police tools and reporting

    Redovisning av användningen av hemliga tvångsmedel under 2023 · 15 May 2025

    • Wants to improve the statistics and clarify the use of surplus information in the annual report. Argues that the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten) needs to be strengthened and that the investigation must analyze the consequences for personal privacy. Read the speech

49. National reform for self-care and pharmaceutical services

    Svar på interpellation 2024/25:637 om en nationell reform för egenvård och farmaceutiska tjänster · 12 May 2025

    • Argues that a national strategy for self-care and pharmaceutical services could improve the possibility of taking advantage of people's own engagement. Suggests that pharmacies be expanded with pharmaceutical range, pharmaceutical prescription, and sampling. Read the speech
    • Argues that the role of pharmacies in healthcare is not sufficiently clarified in current strategies. Suggests that pharmacists should receive compensation for counseling as well as that pharmacies should be able to offer testing, extra dispensing, remote pharmacist and vaccinations. Read the speech
    • Argues that fixed doctor contact is good and that competence is important. Suggests investigating whether pharmacies can handle certain ailments to save resources and asks if there are ambitions for a larger review. Read the speech

50. Healthcare priorities, gender identity and euthanasia debate

    (forts. från § 4) Prioriteringar inom hälso- och sjukvården (forts. SoU17) · 24 April 2025

    • Argues that legal and biological sex should be separated. Criticizes the Christian Democrats for having delayed the abolition of forced sterilizations and emphasizes the importance of self-determination in gender transition without coercive practices. Read the speech
    • Argues that the purpose of the law is to respect gender identity and that self-determination is the international standard. Denies that it concerns healthcare since doctors make their own assessments. Read the speech
    • Asks how the Sverigedemokraterna view gender identity and what it means to describe the group as ideologically driven. Argues that critics of the amendment to the Gender Identity Act do not understand the difference between biological sex, legal sex, gender identity, and gender expression. Read the speech
    • Argues that gender identity is already covered by Swedish legislation. Criticizes that the debate often uses examples that are not applicable in a Swedish context and requests more facts linked to Swedish conditions. Read the speech
    • Want the age limits for breast cancer screening to be reviewed and updated so as not to be discriminatory towards older women. Also proposes that questions regarding genetic testing be investigated and that a national quality register for endometriosis care be established. Read the speech
    • Argues that it is important to distinguish between intersex people, trans people and biological sex. Wants Swedish healthcare to be conducted based on science and proven experience. Read the speech
    • Argues that gender-affirming care should be based on thorough investigation and science to improve the individual's well-being. Explains that genital mutilation is a different issue than gender-affirming care and emphasizes the right to self-determination. Read the speech
    • Argues that the member has not given examples of what would be madness. Explains that the discussion is about respecting gender identity and criticizes the member for speaking of delusions when he denies that trans people exist. Read the speech
    • Argues that gender consists of biological, legal, and identity-based dimensions. Defends the legislative change as an adjustment towards international recommendations on self-determination and criticizes the description of the LGBTQ movement as a suspicious lobbying activity. Read the speech

51. LGBTQI rights in Hungary and Sweden's role in defending them

    (forts.) Svar på interpellationerna 2024/25:538 och 545 om pride och hbtqi-rättigheter i Ungern · 22 April 2025

    • Argues that Hungary is undergoing deteriorations of LGBTQI rights similar to Russia and Georgia. Criticizes the vague child protection law for creating self-censorship and asks if the government plans to attend the pride parade in Budapest. Read the speech
    • Questions whether the government will pursue the demand for an expedited procedure in the European Court of Justice regarding Hungary's child protection law. Also asks if anyone from the government plans to participate in the pride parade in Budapest or if Sweden can hold a reception via the embassy. Read the speech

52. LGBTQI rights in Hungary and Sweden's response to legislation

    Svar på interpellationerna 2024/25:538 och 545 om pride och hbtqi-rättigheter i Ungern · 22 April 2025

    • Expresses concern over deteriorating legislation and restrictions of human rights for hbtqi persons in Hungary, Russia, and Georgia. Argues that Sweden's role is important when allied countries withdraw and asks for the government's strategy to counter this. Read the speech

53. Procedural law: prosecution, coercive measures and court org

    Processrättsliga frågor · 9 April 2025

    • Wants to stop the politicization of the courts by prohibiting parties from appointing lay judges and proposes an investigation into a new system. Argues that coercive measures should be time-limited and evaluated, video links should be offered as a rule in cases of fear and house arrest as well as area arrest should be introduced as alternatives to detention. Read the speech

54. Terrorism measures: harsher penalties, travel bans and schools

    Terrorism · 9 April 2025

    • Argues that preventive work against terrorism requires combating structural root causes such as segregation and exclusion. Proposes more concrete measures in the strategy for early interventions, strengthened oversight of Säpo, a more operational role for Center mot våldsbejakande extremism as well as a national deradicalization program. Also wants to strengthen the work against terror financing and advocates for a cross-party agreement for long-term stability. Read the speech

55. Measures for children suspected of serious crimes: SD, S, M

    Riksrevisionens rapport om statens insatser för barn som misstänks för grova brott · 26 March 2025

    • Argues that the state's efforts to break children's criminality are insufficient and wants the public sector to take over the responsibility for all HVB homes. Advocates for preventive measures over repressive ones and motions for increased funding for crime prevention work. Read the speech

56. Video surveillance: SD motion to simplify permit procedures

    Kamerabevakning i brottsbekämpning och annan offentlig verksamhet - utökade möjligheter och ett enklare förfarande · 12 March 2025

    • Argues that camera surveillance requires a balance between crime fighting and protection of privacy. Wants the permit requirement to be abolished to reduce bureaucracy, but proposes a notification requirement for increased transparency and supervision. Moves for approval of the reservation on evaluation. Read the speech

57. Secret data interception: SD and M want permanent law

    Hemlig dataavläsning mot allvarliga brott · 26 February 2025

    • Argues that secret data collection is needed for crime fighting but criticizes the government's proposal to make the law permanent. Instead wants to extend the temporary law to enable a comprehensive review and demands continued regulation of surplus information. Read the speech

58. Information sharing from schools and social services to police

    Ökat informationsflöde till brottsbekämpningen · 26 February 2025

    • Criticizes that authorities and schools are proposed to submit information on their own initiative as it risks damaging trust in the school and social services. Argues that the proposal should be formulated as a voluntary option in order to protect personal integrity. Read the speech

59. Biometrics in crime fighting: SD, L, and MP debate use

    (forts. från § 7) Biometri i brottsbekämpningen (forts. JuU18) · 20 February 2025

    • Welcomes a modernized regulation for expanded use of biometrics in crime fighting. However, criticizes automated comparisons in the Swedish Migration Agency's registers as it is considered to violate personal integrity and argues that current regulation is sufficient. Read the speech

60. Young offenders: SD demands harsher penalties, S wants more resources

    Unga lagöverträdare · 20 February 2025

    • Wants to strongly increase resources for the preventive cooperation between school, social services and police and invest in early outreach interventions. Argues that social interventions in early years are more effective than harsher punishments and proposes a national support line for relatives. Criticizes the medical age assessment and demands that an independent review be resumed. Read the speech

61. Sweden's foreign policy: Ukraine aid, feminist policy and DCA

    Utrikespolitisk debatt · 12 February 2025

    • Argues that Sweden must resist the global regression of human rights and reintroduce a feminist foreign policy. Criticizes the government's decision to withdraw support for Unaids and demands that the support be reinstated to save lives. Read the speech

62. School staffing, class sizes, crime, and alcohol sales

    Frågestund · 30 January 2025

    • Expresses joy over the new LGBTQI action plan. Asks for a comment regarding a ban on conversion attempts and suggests that measures be taken for adoption after separation as well as a time limit for revocation. Read the speech

63. Alcohol, drugs, doping, tobacco, gambling regulations

    Alkohol, narkotika, dopning, tobak och spel · 29 January 2025

    • Criticizes the government's favoring of tobacco companies and argues that the marketing of white snus to young people has increased snus use. Wants Sweden to follow the tobacco convention by tightening legislation against marketing. Proposes increased support for gambling addiction, a strengthened Spelinspektionen, and education within psychiatry. Welcomes the Narkotikautredningen's report and wants the government to submit a proposition based on it as soon as possible. Argues that drug policy should focus on care rather than punishment and reduced stigmatization. Wants the government to decide on consumption rooms. Read the speech

64. Public health: lifestyle, structural measures and drink fees

    Folkhälsa · 29 January 2025

    • Argues that eating habits are a major risk factor for ill health and suggests that Sweden investigates a producer fee on sweetened drinks. Also wants the government to set goals for salt reduction, investigate the removal of VAT on fruits and vegetables and include catch-up vaccination for HPV for boys. Read the speech

65. Convention on the Rights of the Child compliance report

    Riksrevisionens rapport om statens insatser för att stärka efterlevnaden av barnkonventionen · 22 January 2025

    • Argues that the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child must become better and more coordinated. Wants that follow-up occurs with the participation of civil society, that Sweden ratifies the third optional protocol and that the government clarifies how child impact assessments shall be conducted in the budget. Read the speech
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    • Agrees that it is not enough to make the Convention on the Rights of the Child into law to achieve practical effect. Criticizes that both the previous and the current government do not always do their best from a child's perspective. Read the speech
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    • Argues that the travel ban is positive but that conversion attempts also occur within Sweden. Wants legislation to include more types of vulnerability than just honor-related violence. Criticizes the government's measures within migration and the legal area from a children's rights perspective. Read the speech

66. General Inheritance Fund: Audit Office report and liquidation

    Riksrevisionens rapport om Allmänna arvsfonden · 22 January 2025

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67. General grants to municipalities: S and V want indexing

    Allmänna bidrag till kommuner · 18 December 2024

    • Argues that the government's budget leads to cuts for municipalities and regions and criticizes that tax reliefs for the wealthiest are prioritized over welfare. Wants to inflation-proof the money for welfare and stop profits in welfare. Read the speech

68. Healthcare and social care: parental flat rate and assistance

    (forts.) Hälsovård, sjukvård och social omsorg (forts. SoU1) · 10 December 2024

    • Wants to invest in welfare, school, and social services through increased resources and proposes that the recovery bonus be reinstated. Argues that the standard for personal assistance should be raised by 6 percent and wants to finance HPV vaccinations as well as TBE vaccine. Read the speech
    • Asks how the government plans to solve the challenges with needs assessments for personal assistance. Expresses concern that current practice could lead to individuals losing their assistance if a new structure for assessments is not introduced. Read the speech
    • Asks about the government's assessment regarding the need for a new investigation on needs assessments. Argues that it is important that the issue becomes clear and understandable for the persons concerned. Read the speech

69. Healthcare funding: SD wants 10 billion for shorter queues

    Hälsovård, sjukvård och social omsorg · 10 December 2024

    • Criticizes that the government is raising the high-cost protection for medicines. Argues that the increase affects the elderly and the chronically ill, increases inequality in health, and can lead to patients refraining from taking their medicines. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the government's planned savings lead to increased costs for patients, especially among the elderly and people with chronic diseases. Argues that those with the worst finances should not pay the price for the government's austerity policy and asks why these groups are being deprioritized. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the government is lowering the funding for national HIV prevention. Argues that the cuts affect civil society's important work and expertise to reach risk groups. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the grant for HIV prevention is being reduced despite successful work. Argues that civil society needs continued grants to reach the target groups and ensure effective prevention. Read the speech

70. Nighttime seclusion in youth homes for safety and security

    Avskildhet i anslutning till dygnsvilan - för ökad trygghet och säkerhet på särskilda ungdomshem · 4 December 2024

    • Proposes that the bill be rejected and argues that the proposal risks increasing the problems as well as violating children's rights. Criticizes the government's focus on repression and instead wants increased staffing levels, independent evaluations as well as more resources for social services. Read the speech

71. Free dental care age limit: SD, S, and M debate high-cost protection

    Ändrad åldersgräns för avgiftsfri tandvård · 21 November 2024

    • Opposeses removing the current support for young adults without a new system being in place. Instead wants to see a general high-cost protection for dental care that is equated with healthcare. Read the speech
    • Argues that the 2021 investigation contained the best proposal by combining the removal of free dental care for young adults with measures to protect the most vulnerable. Wants to see a high-cost protection for everyone so that everyone can get reasonable dental care costs. Read the speech
    • Argues that the current system of free dental care for young people up to 23 years of age should continue. Criticizes that a part of the proposal is being cut without implementing the other measures as a holistic measure. Read the speech

72. Sweden's capacity to receive injured patients from Gaza

    Svar på interpellation 2024/25:80 om patienter från Gaza · 7 November 2024

    • Criticizes that the government refuses to accept patients from Gaza despite capacity and the EU Commission's request. Argues that Sweden should do more to help children and civilians by acting more forcefully against Israel and accepting the wounded. Read the speech
    • Argues that help on site is insufficient in a collapsed healthcare system. Criticizes the government's refusal to accept patients when Swedish healthcare providers and trade unions confirm that capacity exists. Argues that the conditions for evacuation are now met. Read the speech

73. Social services legislation: M, S, and KD debate future work

    Socialtjänstens arbete · 15 June 2024

    • Wants the state to take over personal records in international adoptions to ensure secure storage and access for those concerned. Proposes that the government investigate a national housing foundation similar to the Finnish one to combat homelessness. Argues that social services need increased state grants, resources, and competence to be able to carry out effective preventive work. Also wants flexible opportunities for relative support and legislation for equal access to this. Read the speech

74. Healthcare: M criminalize checks, S more beds, KD shorter queues

    Prioriteringar inom hälso- och sjukvården · 15 June 2024

    • Wants to establish a national register for germ cell donors and remove the age limit for breast cancer screening. Also proposes expanded HPV vaccination for young men, constitutional protection for the right to abortion as well as free contraceptives and period products for young people. Read the speech
    • Asks how the member and her party stand on the fact that doctors, rather than legislators, judge what care should be given. Asks if the party believes that politicians should decide how care should be provided instead of doctors. Read the speech
    • Argues that there is no connection between self-determination based on legal gender and the increase in gender-affirming care. Urges greater trust in doctors' assessments and emphasizes that patients may need help with several diagnoses simultaneously. Read the speech

75. Health and medical care organization: state ownership and reform

    Hälso- och sjukvårdens organisation · 15 June 2024

    • Wants the government to implement the proposals of the Samsjuklighetsutredningen to create a coherent care chain. Argues that the general state grant to regions and municipalities must increase and be indexed. Regrets that the recovery bonus has been removed and wants it to be made permanent. Criticizes private health insurance as they conflict with the principle of human dignity. Wants to improve cooperation between school, social services, and health and medical care to meet children's mental ill-health. Read the speech

76. Social services' responsibility for victims of violence and children

    Socialtjänstens ansvar för våldsutsatta m.m. · 12 June 2024

    • Argues that the current work is insufficient and wants to increase the general state grants to municipalities and regions. Wants women who leave violence to receive a unified entry point for support, proposes a ten-year strategy against violence against children and wants mandatory requirements on the municipalities' social interventions. Read the speech

77. Support for persons with disabilities: assistance and management

    Stöd till personer med funktionsnedsättning · 12 June 2024

    • Argues that case law has been eroded and that a new law is necessary. Asks what the Kristdemokraterna think about the need for a new law. Read the speech
    • Argues that the shift in case law means that the visually impaired and deaf-blind are no longer covered by LSS. Asks if the Kristdemokraterna have their own view on the need for a law. Read the speech
    • Argues that the right to assistance for the visually impaired has been eroded through changed legal interpretation and demands an investigation into a specific law to stop the dismantling of the measure. Also wants the model for the assistance allowance to be reviewed. Read the speech

78. Healthcare crisis: KD push for nationalization and MP wage hike

    Kompetensförsörjning, e-hälsa och beredskap · 15 May 2024

    • Argues that the supply of skills requires improved working conditions, higher wages, and a state-funded major initiative for more employees. Wants publicly funded employers to offer full-time work as the norm and motions for approval of reservation 6. Read the speech

79. Travel ban for children: LVU expansion and 20-year limit

    Ett utvidgat utreseförbud för barn · 2 May 2024

    • Welcomes the bill but wants to extend the age limit to 20 years and include protection against conversion attempts. Argues that the government should investigate resources for the social services, establish a coordination center and investigate legislative changes to retain the children's citizenship. Read the speech

80. Electronic communication and youth home visits: SD, M, V

    Begränsningar och kontroll i fråga om elektroniska kommunikationstjänster och besök på särskilda ungdomshem · 2 May 2024

    • Criticizes Sis's current form and argues that the authority should be abolished. Wants to strengthen the child perspective and legal certainty through continuous follow-up, independent observers as well as a later entry into force of the legislative change. Read the speech

81. Healthcare waiting times: SD, M, V debate audit report

    Riksrevisionens rapport om statens arbete med väntetider i vården · 25 April 2024

    • Argues that lack of resources and unreasonable working conditions cause queues in healthcare. Wants the government to increase the grants to the regions, give the Agency for Health and Social Care Analysis a mandate to evaluate the queue billion and improve the healthcare guarantee. Read the speech

82. Council on Legislation role and abortion law debate

    Svar på interpellation 2023/24:660 om Rättsliga rådets roll · 19 April 2024

    • Criticizes that the Legal Council's work lacks documentation and predictability. Argues that the lack of clear criteria and justifications for rejections threatens the legal certainty for women seeking abortions in the second trimester. Read the speech
    • Questions whether the procedure for abortion decisions after 50 years is reasonable. Criticizes the composition of the Legal Council where politicians and judges have voting rights as well as the lack of documentation, statistics, and transparency in practice. Read the speech
    • Questions whether the Legal Council is the correct instance for decisions on abortion. Argues that decisions on exceptional grounds should be made by doctors rather than laypeople. Criticizes the lack of follow-up for women who are denied abortion and the lack of oversight and transparency. Read the speech

83. Children's rights in custody disputes and family law changes

    (forts. från § 6) Familjerätt (forts. CU9) · 18 April 2024

    • Wants to make the Children and Parents Code gender-neutral for increased legal certainty and proposes parental power of attorney as well as expanded opportunities for adoption. Argues that the regulations regarding assisted reproduction must be reviewed and demands that children must always have the right to their own legal representative. Read the speech

84. Gender Recognition Act: self-identification and medical care

    Förbättrade möjligheter att ändra kön · 17 April 2024

    • Argues that the debate is confused since the proposal is not about mental health care but about legal gender reassignment. Criticizes that the member refers to debaters without specialist knowledge instead of leaning on the Socialstyrelsen's guidelines. Read the speech
    • Argues that the proposal does not affect access to medical care but relieves healthcare staff by separating legal gender change from medical documentation. Emphasizes that the debate should focus on gender identity rather than the design of healthcare. Read the speech
    • Argues that the current law is outdated and that the proposal is a necessary compromise to facilitate things for trans people. Moves for approval of the committee's proposal to strengthen trans people's rights and respect. Read the speech
    • Argues that gender identity is the basis for what a woman is. Emphasizes that current legislation is based on the recognition of gender identity and that one who identifies as a woman is a woman. Read the speech
    • Argues that the bill does not concern the issues raised. Argues that the sports movement itself should regulate issues regarding sports and spaces and that the legislative change does not affect the statistics to any significant extent. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the claim that 80 percent regret and points out that the studies are methodologically mixed. Argues that there is a lack of uniform data to measure regret and that the SBU investigation shows a lower percentage. Read the speech
    • Argues that care should be based on evidence and knowledge. Denies that legal gender reassignment leads to harmful social transition and emphasizes that simpler legal change can alleviate gender dysphoria. Wants that people listen to the authorities' expertise and experiences. Read the speech
    • Clarifies that the legislative change enables genital surgery for non-binary persons. Argues that care is still guided by Socialstyrelsen's knowledge support and evidence, not by free choice. Read the speech
    • Argues that doctors should follow knowledge support and evidence rather than the wishes of individual individuals. Points out that the sports movement itself has the power to decide on categories and regulations. Read the speech

85. Children and young people in social services: new act and rights

    Barn och unga inom socialtjänsten · 3 April 2024

    • Want to strengthen children's rights by establishing independent children's rights agencies, ratifying the third optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and expanding the mandate of the Children's Ombudsman. Also proposes that the child's right to representation be broadened, that aftercare for young people leaving social services be extended to 25 years and that a crisis commission against child poverty be appointed. Read the speech

86. Heated tobacco flavor ban: S, SD, and V debate new rules

    Genomförande av nya krav på upphettade tobaksvaror · 3 April 2024

    • Welcomes the ban on heated tobacco products with flavor as it reduces the risk of young people becoming addicted. Argues that the government should investigate how requirements for information and health warnings can also be introduced on products that are not intended for smoking. Criticizes the reduction of the snus tax as a misprioritization. Read the speech

87. Government budget policy, healthcare, forestry and education

    Frågestund · 15 February 2024

    • Argues that the regions are in a very pressured economic situation with large deficits. Criticizes that the government has not acted to improve the acute situation and asks when and how the promise that no one shall be laid off will be delivered. Read the speech
    • Argues that the government has presented a budget of cuts for the welfare system. Asks if the government will think long-term by increasing state grants to the regions to avoid future fire-fighting. Read the speech

88. Sheltered housing rights: KD permit, S lex Tintin, V costs

    Stärkta rättigheter för barn och vuxna i skyddat boende · 14 February 2024

    • Welcomes the proposals in principle as they strengthen the child's rights perspective and clarify society's responsibility. However, wants to ban private for-profit companies within protected housing and advocates for a "lex Tintin". Read the speech

89. Medicines and dental care: pharmacy market and supply rules

    Läkemedel och tandvård · 31 January 2024

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90. Communicable Diseases Act duty of disclosure and legal rights

    Svar på interpellationerna 2023/24:307 och 320 om informationsplikten i smittskyddslagen · 18 January 2024

    • Argues that the duty to inform is counterproductive for HIV prevention because it shifts the focus from individual responsibility. Criticizes that the law contributes to stigmatization and argues that it should be removed. Read the speech
    • Argues that the duty to inform does not improve HIV prevention but creates a false sense of security and contributes to stigmatization. Emphasizes that the individual must take responsibility for their own protection and that testing must always be available without barriers. Read the speech
    • Argues that a new national strategy is necessary to continue the HIV prevention work. Criticizes the duty to inform for being able to create a false sense of security, divert from individual responsibility, and hinder the work of reaching discriminated groups. Read the speech

91. Children's right to secure family life and parenthood laws

    Svar på interpellation 2023/24:246 om alla barns rätt till ett tryggt familjeliv · 18 December 2023

    • Criticizes that the investigation *Alla tiders föräldraskap* is not being prioritized. Argues that the complex regulatory framework risks leading to incorrectly established parenthood and advocates for the investigation's proposals to strengthen the child's legal perspective. Read the speech
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92. Healthcare funding, staffing and priorities in Sweden

    Hälsovård, sjukvård och social omsorg · 12 December 2023

    • Argues that much ill health can be prevented and proposes a public health law. Criticizes the government's performance-based funds and the ended recovery bonus. Wants to increase the assistance allowance, offer free care for victims of abuse and strengthen the healthcare's role in preventive work for children in risk zones. Read the speech

93. Welfare technology in elderly care: SD, S, M, C, MP, KD, L

    Välfärdsteknik inom äldreomsorgen · 28 November 2023

    • Argues that welfare technology should improve care and free up staff resources, but criticizes the use of technology to reduce staffing levels or social contacts. Wants the individual's freedom of choice and privacy to be ensured through legislative changes. Read the speech

94. Economic challenges, welfare, and social issues in Sweden

    Frågestund · 23 November 2023

    • Asks how the principles of liberal democracy and the rule of law can be upheld if the investigation leads to stricter regulation of the Aliens Act. Criticizes that the directive allows for enormous arbitrariness by including deficiencies in lifestyle and statements that threaten Swedish values. Read the speech
    • Argues that a fundamental Swedish value is that one should not have to fear state reprisals for legal opinions. Criticizes that the investigation could lead to legal statements being punished and asks what the proposal adds beyond reducing the number of foreigners. Read the speech

95. Transfer guide dog operations from Synskadades Riksförbund

    Ledarhundar · 8 November 2023

    • Agrees that the state should take responsibility for the guide dog activity but wants expertise from Synskadades Riksförbund to be utilized. Argues that a user council should be established, an evaluation is carried out and the age limit is lowered. Read the speech

96. Social services' responsibility for victims of violence

    Socialtjänstens ansvar för våldsutsatta m.m. · 20 June 2023

    • Want to establish a coordination center for children who have been taken abroad, a resource center in every county and a national elderly healthcare program. Proposes state support for women's shelters, a permit requirement for protected housing and an inquiry into post-violence. Read the speech

97. Medicines and dental care: pharmacy market and staff shortages

    Läkemedel och tandvård · 20 June 2023

    • Wants to introduce a "lex Gulli" for the obligation to report cases of medication neglect and advocates that dental care should be included in the regular high-cost protection. Argues that the government should improve medication reviews for the elderly, shorten queues for psychiatric care for children and take measures to reduce the environmental impact of medicines. Read the speech

98. Social services resources for children: KD, C, and S debate

    Barn och unga inom socialtjänsten · 13 June 2023

    • Argues that municipalities must receive resources to ensure children's right to a safe upbringing. Wants Sweden to promptly ratify the third optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, simplify complaint mechanisms and investigate international adoptions. Read the speech

99. Support for people with disabilities: LSS, personal assistance

    Stöd till personer med funktionsnedsättning · 7 June 2023

    • Wants to increase the standard compensation by 5 percent and proposes that assistive devices be included in the high-cost protection. Argues that LSS must be reinstated through an inquiry, that all basic needs shall be basis for assistance and that the UN convention should become Swedish law. Read the speech

100. Healthcare priorities: KD, V, and S debate funding and staffing

     Prioriteringar inom hälso- och sjukvården · 23 May 2023

     • Asks why the government has not yet presented the promised bill on the gender identity law. Also asks whether the law should be changed so that the change of legal gender is based on self-identification. Read the speech
     • Argues that the legislative change would shorten healthcare queues by separating medicine and law. Criticizes that doctors lose time on legal assessments and emphasizes that no one should be forced to undergo medical treatments or procedures. Read the speech
     • Argues that Sweden is lagging behind in the Nordic countries regarding legislation on self-determination when changing legal gender. Asks if the member considers self-determination to be a good idea in this context. Read the speech
     • Argues that the debate has gone off track due to incorrect claims regarding a legislative change concerning a small minority. Wants the government to follow examples from Norway and demands internal lobbying work to ensure that the legislation becomes a reality. Read the speech
     • Asks why specifically gender-affirming care should be scrutinized when all care should be based on proven experience. Argues that the profession should judge what grounds for care are required and that dissatisfaction does not necessarily mean incorrect care. Read the speech
     • Argues that the lack of gender-affirming care is a catastrophe and demands that regions allocate funds to shorten the queues. Criticizes requirements for strict evidence and emphasizes that specialized doctors should make individual assessments. Read the speech
     • Want the law to be separated from medicine in the change of legal gender and that the change be based on self-determination. Proposes a goal of one midwife per woman giving birth, a state-funded initiative for better working conditions as well as an investigation of individualized breast cancer screening. Read the speech

101. Lower age limit for child interventions to 12 years

     En sänkt åldersgräns för öppna insatser till barn utan vårdnadshavarens samtycke · 23 May 2023

     • Welcomes the legislative change but wants children younger than 12 years old to also be able to receive open interventions without the guardian's consent. Argues that the government should investigate lowering the age limit for legal capacity as well as mandatory legislation for interventions towards parents. Read the speech

102. Healthcare organization: KD state takeover, S health centers, C choice

     Hälso- och sjukvårdens organisation · 4 May 2023

     • Argues that a gender and equality perspective should permeate all healthcare and care. Wants regions to openly report on equality in healthcare and opposes private health insurance which risks eroding the principle that those with the greatest need are given priority. Read the speech

103. Social services work: KD, S, and V debate housing and policy

     Socialtjänstens arbete · 3 May 2023

     • Argues that structural homelessness requires a strengthened national responsibility and a national housing foundation. Wants Bostad först to be implemented in all municipalities and criticizes that the social services' work is only described as crime prevention. Read the speech

104. Accessibility Directive: S wants media law changes, V criticizes

     Genomförande av tillgänglighetsdirektivet · 3 May 2023

     • Criticizes that the investigation has prioritized the benefit to companies over the rights perspective and that the purpose of the directive risks being ignored. Wants to remove the word "certain" from the law's name, introduce missing articles on emergency communication and investigate the need for constitutional amendments. Read the speech

105. Healthcare competence supply, e-health and preparedness debate

     Kompetensförsörjning, e-hälsa och beredskap · 27 April 2023

     • Advocates for a permanent state investment of 40 billion SEK annually for better conditions and increased wages within healthcare and elderly care. Also wants to see stricter regulation of marketing of healthcare services as well as a national responsibility for stocks of medical equipment in crisis preparedness. Read the speech

106. Separations at State Institution Board youth homes: abuse

     (forts. från § 8) Avskiljningar vid Statens institutionsstyrelses särskilda ungdomshem (forts. SoU24) · 20 April 2023

     • Argues that segregations must cease and that a ban needs to be introduced. Demands a public apology and compensation to those affected, as well as a plan for alternatives to Sis institutions. Read the speech

107. Alcohol sales, migration, crime and child psychiatry debate

     Frågestund · 20 April 2023

     • Questions about whether the Minister for Social Affairs will take concrete measures to protect health against climate-related risks, such as heatwaves, tick-borne infections, and deteriorated drinking water quality. Read the speech

108. Family law reforms: property division, child rights and violence

     Familjerätt · 13 April 2023

     • Want the proposals from the investigations SOU 2022:38 and New rules on foreign parenthood and adoption in certain cases to be moved forward. Argues that the Parentage Code should be made gender-neutral, introduce parental power of attorney, and limit the possibilities for revocation of parenthood. Also wants children in Sweden who have come into existence through surrogacy arrangements abroad to be granted legal representatives. Moves for approval of reservation 19 regarding adoption from a child's perspective. Read the speech
     • Hope that it will become easier to reach an agreement on issues concerning the child's best interests in custody and access. Argues that the Children and Parents Code should be reviewed in its entirety in accordance with the commission's proposals. Read the speech

109. Public health: vaccination programs and national health law

     Folkhälsa · 13 April 2023

     • Wants to introduce a public health law to clarify the distribution of responsibility between state, region, and municipality. Argues that the government should increase counseling on PrEP, include violence in close relationships as a public health goal, re-establish the national helpline and let the Public Health Agency communicate the health effects of the climate crisis more clearly. Read the speech

110. Climate policy, economic conditions and goals in PM's question

     Statsministerns frågestund · 13 April 2023

     • Asks what the Prime Minister's and the government's position is regarding the MR Institute and whether it should remain. Read the speech

111. Alcohol, drugs, doping, tobacco, gambling and farm sales

     (forts. från § 12) Alkohol, narkotika, dopning, tobak och spel (forts. SoU19) · 23 March 2023

     • Wants a unified ANDTS strategy with a focus on harm reduction and preventive work. Argues that Sweden needs a public health law, wants to strengthen needle exchange, medication-assisted treatment and access to Naloxone, as well as increase cooperation and knowledge regarding gambling addiction. Read the speech

112. Elderly care reforms: primary care, staffing and care law

     (forts. från § 5) Äldreomsorg (forts. SoU22) · 16 March 2023

     • Want the government to prepare a new elderly care act that clarifies rights and quality. Proposes a permanent state investment in the staff's conditions, that aids are included in the high-cost protection as well as strengthening the supervision against age discrimination. Read the speech

113. Question Time: Electricity support, regulations and pricing

     Frågestund · 16 March 2023

     • Questions about when the long-prepared reform for a new gender identity law will be presented. Read the speech

114. Culture and leisure for children: state grants and sports

     Kultur och fritid för barn och unga · 8 March 2023

     • Argues that children's access to culture is a welfare and democracy issue and that socioeconomic differences create inequality in the cultural offering. Wants to establish a school culture law to secure the activities, appoint a school culture commission and strengthen the national performing arts statistics. Read the speech

115. Healthcare accessibility, staffing and wages in Sweden

     Vissa frågor inom hälso- och sjukvårdsområdet · 8 March 2023

     • Wants a permanent state investment of 40 billion SEK annually to improve the working environment and raise wages for healthcare staff. Argues that the government should introduce a zero vision for work-related ill health, increase management competence, and improve the work environment legislation. Criticizes the government's investments in healthcare places as partially misfocused and opposes limited right of interpretation as well as reporting obligations for persons without papers. Read the speech
     • Proposes approval of reservation 3. Highlights endometriosis month and the need to raise the issue more often. Read the speech

116. Child rights in visitation and custody: training and legal reps

     Svar på interpellation 2022/23:162 om stärkt barnrättsperspektiv i lagstiftningen om umgänge och vårdnad · 17 February 2023

     • Demands that children are granted their own legal counsel in custody disputes and that judges receive increased knowledge regarding exposure to violence and risk assessments. Asks whether the government will propose the right to their own legal counsel and training for the judges. Read the speech
     • Argues that children should have their own legal representatives earlier in the process. Wants that no visitation should occur if the parent lives in a protected residence and demands a review of how temporary custody is used. Read the speech
     • Argues that clearer rules are required to minimize the risk of violence and that the legislator must act to prevent children from being killed. Wants children to be given their own legal representatives, be protected from forced visitation, that courts be trained and that temporary custody be reviewed. Read the speech

117. Pharmacy and medicine trade supervision report: KD, S, V

     Riksrevisionens rapport om statens tillsyn över apotek och partihandel med läkemedel · 16 February 2023

     • Argues that the state's supervision is not sufficiently effective and criticizes that the government is not acting fast enough to counteract overprices. Wants the government to quickly introduce legislative proposals against overprices, increase the authorities' sanction fees and push for environmental requirements on pharmaceuticals. Read the speech

118. Legal gender change and self-determination in Sweden

     Svar på interpellation 2022/23:146 om självbestämmande som grund för ändring av juridiskt kön · 14 February 2023

     • Asks what distinguishes Sweden from other Nordic countries that have already introduced laws based on self-determination. Criticizes that the proposed bill does not entail actual self-determination because it still requires an assessment of gender identity. Read the speech
     • Argues that previous governments' drafts contained control functions to reduce risks of abuse. Criticizes that the government hesitates regarding full self-determination despite authorities and neighboring countries having seen no examples of criminal abuse. Read the speech
     • Argues that the Gender Identity Act has already been based on gender identity for 50 years. Emphasizes that self-identification is a fundamental human right advocated by international bodies and demands that Sweden fully respects trans people's rights. Read the speech

119. Healthcare control: SD, M, V debate private insurance rules

     Ökad kontroll i hälso- och sjukvården · 25 January 2023

     • Argues that private health insurance contradicts the principle of human dignity and creates a fast track where insured patients are given priority over those with the greatest need. Wants to strengthen public resources and staff and moves for approval of reservations 1, 3 and 4. Read the speech

120. New biobank law to strengthen Swedish healthcare and research

     En ny biobankslag · 25 January 2023

     • Supports the proposal and votes in favor of the committee's proposal. Means that Miljöpartiet also stands behind parts of the follow-up motion. Read the speech

121. Child's best interests in LVU care and mandatory drug tests

     Barnets bästa vid fortsatt vård enligt LVU · 25 January 2023

     • Welcomes the proposal to investigate the best interests of the child upon termination of care and wishes that Sweden ratifies the third additional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Also wants that children shall have the right to legal representation in all disputes and that the child's right to safety shall weigh more heavily than the parents' right. Read the speech

122. Healthcare, medical and social care: 1177, wages and grants

     (forts. från § 6) Hälsovård, sjukvård och social omsorg (forts. SoU1) · 15 December 2022

     • Argues that state support to municipalities and regions should be increased to improve the working environment and wages for staff. Wants to carry out a major investment for more employees, raise the flat-rate compensation for personal assistance, secure funding for quality registers and make contraceptives free for young people. Criticizes the government's low grants and the Tidö Agreement's signals regarding interpretation and assistance. Read the speech
     • Answers the question about healthcare beds by explaining that the reduction in the appropriation is due to the party advocating for general state grants instead of performance-based supplements. Argues that tax increases dampen inflation and that the climate transition is necessary to avoid high costs in the long run. Read the speech
     • Argues that the proposed tax increases are inflation-dampening. Criticizes the government's budget for allocating large resources to measures that accelerate the climate catastrophe and emphasizes the need for current investments to slow down the development. Read the speech

123. Migration policy: M wants fewer permits and higher requirements

     Migration · 15 December 2022

     • Wants Sweden to immediately receive 5,000 quota refugees per year and increase the number to 7,500. Proposes increased appropriations to Migrationsverket and the courts to shorten processing times, raise the daily allowance for asylum seekers as well as give Ukrainian refugees the right to SFI and establishment allowance. Criticizes the government's cuts in aid and the climate policy as contributing to more refugees in the world. Read the speech
     • Argues that the major sticking point in the EU is the lack of solidarity between member states. Explains that the focus is on how to relieve the member states that border countries with many refugees. Read the speech
     • Denies having said that the principle of first safe country does not exist. Explains instead that the principle is difficult to combine with the lack of solidarity between EU member states. Read the speech

124. Healthcare crisis: queues, staff shortages and regional deficits

     Vissa frågor inom hälso- och sjukvårdsområdet · 23 November 2022

     • Wants a permanent state initiative on strengthened work environment and working conditions for healthcare staff instead of temporary initiatives. Also proposes a qualitative management training, that the recovery bonus is strengthened and that the government introduces a zero vision for work-related ill health. Read the speech

125. General Inheritance Fund 2021 distribution and priorities

     Redovisning av fördelning av medel från Allmänna arvsfonden under budgetåret 2021 · 23 November 2022

     • Want sustainability perspectives to be highlighted in the guidelines for the allocation of funds. Proposes that Kammarkollegiet be tasked with raising the level of ambition to phase out gas dependency and requests an intersectional perspective to reach more target groups. Read the speech

126. LGBTQI reforms: criminalizing conversion and gender self-determination

     Svar på interpellation 2022/23:9 om planer för arbete med hbtqi-politiska reformer · 15 November 2022

     • Asks if there are resources to carry out all hbtqi-political reforms in the Tidö Agreement. Requests clarification on whether the agreement means that only these measures will be implemented or if more interventions can be expected. Read the speech
     • Asks whether it is a coincidence that gender identity is not mentioned in the criminalization of conversion attempts. Requests how the government intends to proceed with proposals in the school area and calls for self-determination when changing legal gender. Read the speech
     • Want the government to review the differences regarding self-determination in previous drafts of the Gender Identity Act. Recommend that experiences from Norway and Denmark be studied to see if concerns regarding the change of legal gender are justified. Read the speech

127. Trans and intersex reforms: self-determination and surgery

     Svar på interpellation 2022/23:13 om angelägna reformer för trans- och intersexpersoner · 15 November 2022

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     • Urges the government to consider legislation for persons with intersex variations and criticizes that the proposed self-determination of gender identity is limited by the requirement for application. Argues that Norway can serve as an example of how the legislation can be designed. Read the speech
     • Proposes that recommendations and legal-scientific criticism be taken into account. Argues that a national highly specialized care is needed now to ensure quality and shorten queues. Asks if dialogue with Socialstyrelsen can take place. Read the speech

128. Crime, infrastructure, economy, housing and climate debate

     Allmänpolitisk debatt · 19 October 2022

     • Argues that gender-affirming care has deteriorated and wants the government to push for national highly specialized care as well as more research. Wants the age limit for personal assistance to be reviewed and proposes concrete initiatives on women's health as well as improved working conditions for healthcare staff. Read the speech
     • Welcomes the investments but urges for a follow-up on measures already taken. Argues that the staff's conditions must be a central part of the changes and wants research to also be invested in gender-affirming care based on facts and science. Read the speech
     • Hope that the good atmosphere of dialogue continues even in issues that have created a fear of contact. Argues that endometriosis and gender-affirming care deserve just as much attention to ensure high-quality care for everyone who needs it. Read the speech

Source: The Swedish Parliament. Kammarkoll is an independent service.