Activities of Michael CASHMAN related to 2013/2040(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (short presentation)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Asks the European Commission to allow a specific line on SRHR under the Development Cooperation Instrument thematic lines, as well as sufficient funding for the broad SRHR agenda in all appropriate instruments;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Insists that SRHR needs to be rooted in existing international HR instruments and key political consensus documents; regrets that the EU position formulated in preparation for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) which recognized SRHR as a cross-cutting issue key to other aspects of development was not reflected in the final UN document, due to the absence of a unified EU voice;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Urges the EU to ensure that population dynamics and inclusive and sustainable development linkages and SRHR are a priority in shaping the post- 2015 global development framework, where all individuals can realize their human rights, including SRHR, regardless of their social status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, ethnicity, disability, religion or belief; insists that the EU must speak with a unified, coherent and leading voice on the issue;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Insists that enabling women's, girls', couples' fundamental freedom to take decisions about their sexual and reproductive life, including whether and when to bear children creates opportunities to pursue activities such as education and employment, which contributes to gender equality, poverty reduction and inclusive and sustainable development; notes that being able to choose to have fewer children, with more time between their births, potentially enables families to invest more in each child's education and health;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Calls on the EU and its Member States to keep their commitments to the full and effective implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference of Population and Development and the outcomes of their review conferences;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on EU Delegations to work with relevant governments to elaborate and implement policies that focus on fostering the value of women and girls in society, in order to fight the gender inequality, discrimination of women and girls and the social norms that govern son preference which constitute the root causes of prenatal sex-selection, female infanticide and abortion of female foetuses; emphasizes that efforts to limit sex-selection must not hamper or limit the right of women to have access to legitimate sexual and reproductive health technologies and services;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the EU to promote the research and development of new and improved acceptable, affordable and accessible prevention technologies, diagnostics and treatments, targeting SRHR and poverty related and neglected tropical diseases (PRNDs). SRHR in low and middle income countries is heavily impaired by PRNDs which taken together are among the leading causes of maternal and child mortality;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Asks the European Parliament to address sexual and reproductive health and rights violations in the EPs annual report on "Human Rights and Democracy in the World and the European Union's policy on the matter";