3 Amendments of Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN related to 2015/2258(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need to consider and address intersectional discrimination issues, in light of the especially high incidence of reported serious health problems among women with disabilities, the overall higher percentages of mental difficulties among the female population, particularly migrants, and other instances of preventable discrimination arising from age, gender, sexual orientation and identity;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls for the Commission and the Member States to advocate for the classification of memory disabling disease as a disability;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises informed consent as a condition to the right of people with disabilities to freely exercise decisions concerning their medical treatment to the fullest possible extent; calls for the rights of patients to be at the centre of care; in particular, coercive measures should only be resorted to on a case-by-case basis, after an evaluation by a medical professional;