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32 Amendments of Nicolaus FEST related to 2020/2215(INI)

Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child,
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
— having regard to general comment No. 22 of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of 2 May 2016 on the right to sexual and reproductive health,deleted
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26
— having regard to its resolution of 13 February 2019 on experiencing a backlash in women’s rights and gender equality in the EU5, _________________ 5 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2019)0111.deleted
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 31
— having regard to the issue paper of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights of December 2017 on women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights in Europe,deleted
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 34
— having regard to the WHO Regional Office for Europe and BZgA’s standards for sexuality education in Europe: a framework for policy makers, educational and health authorities and specialists, and to UNESCO’s international technical guidance on sexuality education: an evidence- informed approach,deleted
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 36
— having regard to the United Nations Population Fund’s State of World Population 2019 report entitled ‘Unfinished Business: the pursuit of rights and choices FOR ALL’,deleted
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 36 a (new)
- having regard to the FEMM committee decision to work against pro- life civil society organisations by pursuing an Initiative report on foreign funding of so-called anti-choice groups,
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to all aspects of sexuality and reproduction, not merely the absence of dysfunction, infirmity or mortality, and whereas all individuals have a right to make decisions governing their bodies8 ; _________________ 8 Guttmacher-Lancet Commission, Executive Summary on sexual and reproductive health and rights, The Lancet, London, 2018, https://www.guttmacher.org/guttmacher- lancet-commission/accelerate-progress- executive-summary, sexuality and intimacy belong in the private sphere;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the UN convention of the Rights of the Child notes that, "the child, by reason of his physical and mental immaturity, needs special safeguards and care, including appropriate legal protection, before as well as after birth", and that this can must include the primary right, that of the right to life, without which all other human rights are void;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas both the Programme of Action of the ICPD in Cairo (1994) (in point 8.25 thereof) and the Platform of Action of the Fourth World Conference on Women’s Rights in Beijing (1995) clearly state that abortion should not be promoted as a family planning method1 b; _________________ 1b P7_TA(2013)0548
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas both the ICPD Programme of Action (1994) and the Beijing Platform of Action (1995) call for states to reduce maternal mortality and provide more accessible, affordable and high-quality basic health services, with particular emphasis on medical care of mothers;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are based on the rights of all individuals to have their bodily integrity and personal autonomy respected; define their sexual orientation and gender identity; decide whether, with whom and when to be sexually active; decide whether, when and who to marry and when, whether and by what means to have a child or children; have access to the information and support necessary to achieve all of the above9; _________________ 9 Guttmacher-Lancet Commission, Executive Summary on sexual and reproductive health and rights, The Lancet, London, 2018, https://www.guttmacher.org/guttmacher- lancet-commission/accelerate-progress- executive-summarydeleted
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas so-called sexual and reproductive rights (SRR) are recognnot established as human rights in international and European human rights law10 ; _________________ 10Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights in Europe, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, 2017, https://www.coe.int/en/web/commissioner/ women-s-sexual-and-reproductive-rights- in-europe.; whereas the right to integrity as enshrined in article 3 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights should not be subject to misleading interpretation;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas violations of SRHR constitute breaches of human rights, specifically the right to life, physical and mental integrity, equality, non- discrimination, health and education; whereas violations of women’s SRHR are a form of violence against women and girls;deleted
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the unavailability of unbiased scientifically accurate information violates the rights of individuals to make informed choices about their own SRHR;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas if abortion proponents are unclear on whether a fetus in utero is a human being, they can consult any medical text book;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas the success of comprehensive sexuality education facilitates informed reproductive choicein preventing unwanted pregnancies is not scientifically proven, as it can lead to earlier and increased sexual activity amongst minors;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas even when abortion is legally available, there are often barriers to accessing itit is vital to ensure that all medical and healthcare staff are able to enjoy freedom of conscience;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas SRHR issues are often instrumentalised by opponents of reproductive rights who appeal to national interests in order to achieve demographic objectives, thus contributing to the erosion of democracy and personal freedoms;deleted
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas the TFEU stipulates that the Union must fully respect the responsibility of the Member States for the content of teaching and the organisation of education systems;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Calls upon the EU, its bodies and agencies to support and promote access to SRHR services and calls upon the Member States to ensure access to a full range of SRHR, and to remove all barriers impeding full access to SRHR;deleted
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls upon the Member States to address the challenges in accessing or exercising SRHR and ensure that peer- reviewed medical studies are carried out to see if any medical benefit or harm results from this access, as no studies to date have proven any benefit, which would ensure that no person is left behind by being unable to exercise their right to health;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Reaffirms the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights call on its member states11to guarantee sufficient budgetary provision for SRHR and ensure the availability of adequate human resources; _________________ 11Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights in Europe, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Council of Europe, 2017, https://www.coe.int/en/web/commissioner/ women-s-sexual-and-reproductive-rights- in-europedeleted
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Member States to ensure access to scientifically accurate and comprehensive sexuality education for all primary and secondary school children in line with WHO standards;deleted
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls upon the Member States to ensure that contraception is covered under national reimbursement schemes and healthcare policies and to recognise that this coverage should be extended to all people of reproductive age;deleted
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recalls that in no case should abortion be promoted as a family planning method; urges all governments and relevant intergovernmental and non- governmental organisations to strengthen their commitment to women's health, to deal with the health impact of unsafe abortion, as a major public health concern, and to reduce the recourse to abortion through expanded and improved family-planning services, giving prevention of unwanted pregnancies the highest priority and attempting to eliminate the need for abortion1 c; _________________ 1cParagraph 8.25 of the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (1994)
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Member States to regulate obstacles to legal abortion and recalls that they have a responsibility to ensure that women have access to the rights afforded to them by law;deleted
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 451 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Urges Member States to fight sexual discrimination whereby fathers have no legal right to protect the life of their unborn child, or even to know of their existence, leading to great enmity between the sexes, and an increased risk of intimate partner violence;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 461 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on Member States to reassess the unfettered access to abortion as a form of birth control, when serious demographic decline, women's mental and physical health, harmony between the sexes and the healing not harming role of our medical professions are all at serious risk; further encourages investment in adoption services which brings untold benefits to childless couples, and relief for an unexpectedly pregnant mother;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 468 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls upon the Commissioner for Democracy and Demography to take a human-rights-based approach to tackling demographic challenges, ensuring that every EU resident can fully realise their SRHR, and to confront those who instrumentalise SRHR in order to undermine EU values and democracy;deleted
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 478 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls upon the Commissioner for Equality to promote and protect SRHR and to include them in the next EU gender equality strategy;deleted
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 488 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls upon the Commissioner for International Partnerships to uphold the European Consensus on Development and the SDGs, in particular targets 3.7 and 5.6, to ensure that SRHR remain a development priority in all EU external activities;deleted
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM