On 31 December 1997, Mr Berthelot requested the termination of his contract from that date, on medical grounds.

18. Observes that many caesarean operations currently performed are not necessarily required on medical grounds and that as a result more caesareans are being performed upon demand at a time scheduled in advance, although considerable risk to mother and child is associated with such operations; observes likewise that the rising number of caesareans is costly to national health services; calls on the Member States therefore explicitly to draw attention to the disadvantages and risks associated with caesareans during preparations for birth and to have caesareans performed only when they are medically necessary; instructs the Commission ...[+++]furthermore to study this subject in order to ascertain the causes of the growing prevalence of caesareans;

Mrs Lindqvist was fined SEK 4 000 (approximately EUR 450) for processing personal data by automatic means without notifying the Datainspektion (Swedish supervisory authority for the protection of electronically transmitted data) in writing, for transferring data to third countries without authorisation and for processing sensitive personal data (a foot injury and part time work on medical grounds).

She also mentioned that one of her colleagues had injured her foot and was working part-time on medical grounds.

Imagine if we got the Canadian Medical Association, nursing associations, the Veterinary Medical Association, agricultural groups, teachers associations and the universities together, so that those who wished could provide that expertise on the ground in developing countries and to provide the capacities on the ground that they so desperately need.

The original insight behind medicare was that medical decisions would be made on medical grounds; not on market grounds, not on the grounds of profitability or seeking profit, but to take medicine out of the marketplace and make medical decisions for medical reasons.