4 Amendments of Keith TAYLOR related to 2017/2127(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights that, while access to the highest attainable standard of healthcare without discrimination on the basis of disability is a fundamental right, people with disabilities continue to face persistent barriers that negate their equal access to health services including lack of accessible information about healthcare entitlements, discriminatory treatment by private healthcare insurance companies, inaccessible health care facilities and often a lower quality of care, which is not adapted to an individual´s needs; maintains that the lack of access to quality health services has a negative effect on the ability of those with disabilities to live independently, inclusively and on an equal basis with others;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Is highly concerned that access to sexual and reproductive rights is, by and large, impossible for many girls and women with disabilities and urges Member States to urgently adopt guidelines to ensure that all education, information, healthcare and services relating to sexual and reproductive health are fully accessible and that information is provided in appropriate formats; believes that informed consent about the use of contraceptives and medical procedures should support women with disabilities´ freedom of choice and self- determination in their sexual and reproductive lives;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to review and address the persistently low levels of awareness and uptake of the provisions enshrined in Directive 2011/24/EU on patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare (Cross-Border Health Care Directive) among patients with disabilities; Highlights the urgent need for this Directive to be brought in line with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in order to guarantee access to affordable and quality cross-border healthcare and urges Member States to further the implementation of the Directive, including by giving particular attention to the rights of persons with disabilities;
Amendment 45 #
4a. Deplores the fact that austerity measures, such as cuts to social services and community based services, have disproportionately affected the standard of living of people with disabilities, putting up further, devastating barriers to their full participation in an inclusive society;