Paola Binetti
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Paola Binetti is an Italian Deputy
who belonged to the Democratic Party
before 2010. Now she belongs the Union of the Centre
.
. She graduated in medicine and surgery in 1967 at the Università del Sacro Cuore in Rome, after studying at the University of Navarra
, Spain.
She is a specialist in psychiatry
and infant neuropsychiatry.
From 1972 to 1975, she worked in a center which took care of teenagers in Milan
(Associazione FAES - Famiglia e Società), which provided services of advice to parents.
She was Director of the Educational and for research purposes Didactic Department at the University Biomedical Campus of Rome. She was past President of the Committee Science & Life (Comitato Scienza & Vita) for law 40 and President of the Italian Society of pedagogia doctor. She was Vice president of the Italian Society of medical computer science . She is also member of various institutions, among which the National Committee of Bioethics.
Binetti has written more than 200 articles and numerous volumes in the field of medical education.
Since 1991, she has been working at the Biomedical Campus of Rome, guiding the developments of medical faculty.
On 3 March 2007, during a show on the La7
channel, Binetti said that gays and lesbians need medical care, maintaining that homosexuality
is an illness.
She is a numerary
member of Opus Dei
and has asserted that she wears a cilice
.
After the disbandment of the Parliament following the fall of the Prodi cabinet, she was re-elected in 2008 as a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies.
In 2010 she moved to the UDC
.
Italian Chamber of Deputies
The Italian Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Parliament of Italy. It has 630 seats, a plurality of which is controlled presently by liberal-conservative party People of Freedom. Twelve deputies represent Italian citizens outside of Italy. Deputies meet in the Palazzo Montecitorio. A...
who belonged to the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Italy)
The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, that is the second-largest in the country. The party is led by Pier Luigi Bersani, who was elected in the 2009 leadership election....
before 2010. Now she belongs the Union of the Centre
Union of the Centre
Union of the Centre may refer to:*Union of the Centre , in Italy*Union of the Centre , in Italy...
.
Biography
Binetti was born in RomeRome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. She graduated in medicine and surgery in 1967 at the Università del Sacro Cuore in Rome, after studying at the University of Navarra
University of Navarra
The University of Navarra is a private pontifical university based at the southeast border of Pamplona, Spain. It was founded in 1952 by St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, the founder of Opus Dei as a corporate work of the apostolate of Opus Dei....
, Spain.
She is a specialist in psychiatry
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
and infant neuropsychiatry.
From 1972 to 1975, she worked in a center which took care of teenagers in Milan
(Associazione FAES - Famiglia e Società), which provided services of advice to parents.
She was Director of the Educational and for research purposes Didactic Department at the University Biomedical Campus of Rome. She was past President of the Committee Science & Life (Comitato Scienza & Vita) for law 40 and President of the Italian Society of pedagogia doctor. She was Vice president of the Italian Society of medical computer science . She is also member of various institutions, among which the National Committee of Bioethics.
Binetti has written more than 200 articles and numerous volumes in the field of medical education.
Since 1991, she has been working at the Biomedical Campus of Rome, guiding the developments of medical faculty.
On 3 March 2007, during a show on the La7
La7
La7 is an Italian television channel owned by Telecom Italia Media and operated by Telecom Italia.-History:In 2001, Lorenzo Pellicioli and Roberto Colaninno, of Telecom Italia announced they had acquired Telemontecarlo, in order to create a strong competitor against the six other national channels...
channel, Binetti said that gays and lesbians need medical care, maintaining that homosexuality
Homosexuality
Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same...
is an illness.
She is a numerary
Numerary
Numerary is a civil designation for persons who are incorporated in a fixed or permanent way to a society or group: regular member of the working staff, permanent staff, or member, distinguished from a supernumerary....
member of Opus Dei
Opus Dei
Opus Dei, formally known as The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei , is an organization of the Catholic Church that teaches that everyone is called to holiness and that ordinary life is a path to sanctity. The majority of its membership are lay people, with secular priests under the...
and has asserted that she wears a cilice
Cilice
A cilice was originally a garment or undergarment made of coarse cloth or animal hair used in some religious traditions to induce some degree of discomfort or pain as a sign of repentance and atonement...
.
After the disbandment of the Parliament following the fall of the Prodi cabinet, she was re-elected in 2008 as a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies.
In 2010 she moved to the UDC
Union of the Centre
Union of the Centre may refer to:*Union of the Centre , in Italy*Union of the Centre , in Italy...
.