7 Amendments of Biljana BORZAN related to 2017/2127(INI)
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Underlines that the number of elderly people is increasing and according to the WHO, disability prevalence is higher among women and they are particularly affected by this phenomenon owing to their longer life expectancy. Therefore, the number of women with disabilities will increase in greater proportion;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Reiterates that people with disabilities, women and girls included, must be given fair and equal possibilities to participate in the social, economic and political life of the community;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Underlines that women with disabilities must enjoy the rights to education, health care, employment, mobility, family life, sexual relations, marriage, and motherhood, and the safeguards guaranteeing those rights;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Stresses the importance of integrating women with disabilities into standard education and professional systems;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. Considers it vital for women and girls with disabilities to have complete access to medical care that meets their particular needs, including sexual and reproductive health and rights;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1 f. Asks the Commission and the Member States to develop large-scale awareness-raising campaigns to make women and girls with disabilities more visible, and highlights the role that media can play in constructing a positive image of women with disabilities and encouraging them to assert their rights;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1 g. Highlights the importance of optimising the EU Structural Funds, in order to promote accessibility and non- discrimination regarding persons with disabilities, paying particular attention to women, and to action to increase the visibility of funding opportunities;