11 Amendments of Catherine BEARDER related to 2015/2340(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the economic and social empowerment of women and minority groups would reduce their vulnerability to becoming victims, and calls on the Commission to continue its targeted action on mainstreaming gender in all development operations and ensuring that gender equality and women's rights remains on the agenda during political dialogue;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the importance of the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG 5.2 which calls for to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls in public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation;
Amendment 26 #
4. Condemns the illicit business of human trafficking, in human traffickbeings (THB) including for removal of organs and any other exploitative business related to violating the right to bodily integrity and inflicting violence; stresses the significant health implications of THB for victims of all forms of exploitation, both physical and mental;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Condemns the illicit trafficking of children for illegal adoption by European parents who pay high fees to secure desired babies, including the practice of purchasing babies born of surrogate mothers in third countriesbabies who have been taken from their families through force or coercion;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Condemns the practice of trafficking in human beings for forced surrogacy as a violation of the women’s rights and the rights of the child; notes that demand is driven by developed countries at the expense of vulnerable and poor people often in developing countries, and asks Member States to consider the implications of their own restrictive reproductive policies;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to tackle human trafficking, the majority of whose victims are women, who are exploited for sexual purposat all victims of trafficking in human beings must have access to appropriate health services; notes that the majority of identified victims in the EU are women and girls who are exploited for sexual purposes, and that this type of exploitation incurs particular harms that require a higher level of services;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the purchase of human organs, tissues and cells is illegal; notes that people trafficked for organ removal face particular challenges, and that victims are often unaware of the long-term and debilitating medical consequences of organ removal and lack of post-operative care as well as the psychological impact of the operation, in particular women illicitly trafficked in order to harvest their ova for commercial purposes; calls for better targeted awareness-raising initiatives to raise the profile of the harms associated with the sale of organs, particularly amongst the poorest and most vulnerable who may view the sale of an organ as a price worth paying for a better economic situation;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Notes that although the majority of activities relating to THB for organ removal take place in third countries, the demand for organs is largely driven by developed countries; calls for the Commission and Member States to work together to create awareness-raising campaigns to inform patients and medical professionals of the medical and legal risks of buying an organ for transplant, as well as the ethical considerations;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that victims should receive full assistance, for not only the immediate and chronic health consequences, but also the effects on their long-term psychological well-being;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out the importance of the role of doctors, nurses and other medical professionals, who are mostly the first contact points for victimsunique in their professional contact with victims whilst they are still in captivity; is concerned that at the moment this is a missed opportunity for intervention;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to encourage further efforts to engage the medical community in improving efforts to combat this form of trafficking through a policy that makes reporting mandatory and by strengthening clearer ethical principles and obligations. raising awareness of the issues surrounding trafficking and providing mandatory training in order to better inform medical professionals about how to identify victims and any reporting procedures in order to better assist victims; highlights that this training is particularly important for maternity, sexual health, mental and emergency response professionals;