2012/2076(DCE) | [ParlTrack]

2012/2076(DCE) Declaration on children with Down syndrome

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2012/04/18 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
- T7-0130/2012 summary
  
  The European Parliament adopted a declaration on children with Down syndrome (the commonest genetic causes of learning disabilities), signed by 386 members. Members recall that it is estimated that the chances of a child being born with Down syndrome are between 600 and 1000 to 1. It also recalls that children with Down syndrome can suffer from numerous congenital disturbances, the most frequent being heart disease. Parliament calls on the Commission, the Council and the Member States to: contribute to the social inclusion of children with Down syndrome by means of awareness-raising campaigns at national and European level; promote pan-European research into the treatment of this condition; draw up a Europe-wide strategy for protecting the rights of children with Down syndrome in the EU.

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activities/0/docs/0/text	The European Parliament adopted a declaration on children with Down syndrome (the commonest genetic causes of learning disabilities), signed by 386 members. Members recall that it is estimated that the chances of a child being born with Down syndrome are between 600 and 1000 to 1. It also recalls that children with Down syndrome can suffer from numerous congenital disturbances, the most frequent being heart disease. Parliament calls on the Commission, the Council and the Member States to: contribute to the social inclusion of children with Down syndrome by means of awareness-raising campaigns at national and European level; promote pan-European research into the treatment of this condition; draw up a Europe-wide strategy for protecting the rights of children with Down syndrome in the EU.
activities/0/type	Old Written declaration New Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
procedure/legal_basis/0	Old Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament EP 123 New Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament EP 136
procedure/subject/2	Old 4.20.01 Medicine, diseases, AIDS New 4.20.01 Medicine, diseases

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http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P7-TA-2012-130

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procedure	reference 2012/2076(DCE) title Declaration on children with Down syndrome legal_basis Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament EP 123 stage_reached Procedure completed type DCE - Written declaration subject 4.10.03 Child protection, children's rights 4.10.06 Disabled people 4.20.01 Medicine, diseases, AIDS 4.20.02 Medical research