# The bill deals with the right of every woman to have a companion of her free choice at appointments and exams, including gynecological ones, in public and private health services.

- Bill: PL 81/2022
- Subject: [Health](https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/assunto/saude/)
- Latest vote: November 1, 2023
- Page: https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/projeto/2313886/
- Official text: https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/prop_mostrarintegra?codteor=2131151 (The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.)

## Summary

The bill deals with the right of every woman to have a companion of her free choice at appointments and exams, including gynecological ones, in public and private health services. To do this, it amends Law No. 8.080/1990, which organizes health care in the country.

## Key points

- Guarantees women a companion of their free choice at appointments and exams
- Includes gynecological exams
- Applies to public and private health services
- Amends Law No. 8.080 of 1990

## Votes

- March 7, 2023: approved, vote type: symbolic (no vote recorded for each deputy). Substitute text to Bill No. 81 of 2022 approved, as adopted by the rapporteur of the Committee on Health.
- November 1, 2023: approved, vote type: symbolic (no vote recorded for each deputy). Federal Senate's substitute text to Bill No. 81 of 2022 approved.

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