5 Amendments of Terry REINTKE related to 2017/2127(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas there are 46 million women and girls with disabilities in Europe, representing 60% of the overall population of persons with disabilities;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas 34% of women with a health problem or a disability have experienced physical or sexual violence by a partner in their lifetime;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Is alarmed that women with disabilities are 2 to 5 times more likely to become victims of violence than non- disabled women and are subjected to sterilisation and abortions against their will; Calls on the Member States to adequately finance and provide high quality and accessible services designed to end violence against women and children, and to support the victims of violence with staff trained to provide specialised advice and support in this regard;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Is deeply concerned that women and girls with disabilities are far too often denied access to sexual and reproductive health and rights; considers it worrisome that girls and women with disabilities are denied informed consent about the use of contraceptives and that they are even at risk of forced sterilisation; calls on the Member States to implement legislative measures that safeguard the physical integrity, the freedom of choice and the self-determination of the sexual and reproductive life of girls and women with disabilities;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Calls on the Commission to present a proposal for the European Disability Strategy 2020-2030 fully integrating the UNCRPD provisions in future EU legislation and policies and being consistent with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Strategic Engagement for Gender Equality 2016-2019 to ensure that women and girls with disabilities can fully enjoy their rights like any other person;