Ulla Margrethe Sandbæk (born 1943) is a former Danish

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for the

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. She served from 1994 to 2004. She was responsible for the Sandbæk report that resulted in a European Union regulation increasing funding for the

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, which controversially included funding abortion. In

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, she was elected to the

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for the

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The Alternative.

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1943 births Living people June Movement MEPs MEPs for Denmark 1994–1999 MEPs for Denmark 1999–2004 20th-century women MEPs for Denmark 21st-century women MEPs for Denmark Women members of the Folketing Members of the Folketing 2015–2019 {{Denmark-MEP-stub