Reclassify endometriosis & adenomyosis as chronic health conditions

The Government's guidance on disability under the Equality Act 2010 states that you’re disabled if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities: https://www.gov.uk/definition-of-disability-under-equality-act-2010 There is not a list of conditions that meet this definition, but it is therefore already the case that under the Equality Act, anyone with a physical or a mental condition which has a substantial and long-term impact on your ability to do normal day to day activities is protected under the disability protected characteristic. This could cover people who have endometriosis or adenomyosis, where this has a a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ negative effect on their ability to do normal daily activities. We could accept a petition calling on the Government to fund additional research into endometriosis and adenomyosis, to improve understanding of these conditions and identify new treatments. You may wish to sign the following: Introduce Statutory Menstrual Leave for People with Endometriosis & Adenomyosis https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/732342 Fund a National Endometriosis Registry and Audit to Help Improve NHS Care https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/736164