In March, the discussion of the government's bill will resume,[/B] regulating the granting of priority to certain groups of the population,[/B] with a view to being brought to the plenary session of the House of Representatives for a vote.
During today's debate, the Human Rights Committee of the House of Representatives came up with important figures concerning European disability card holders and people over 75 years of age, while pregnant women were left out of the provisions of the proposed law.
In a statement, the President of the Human Rights Committee, Irini Charalambidou, said that the consultations are "on a good path" in order to achieve a unanimous acceptance.
She explained that the case of pregnant women has been removed from the proposed law, because they consider that a woman during her pregnancy is living a perfectly normal situation, so she should not receive preferential treatment.
He noted that if the specific provision for pregnant women was not removed, then he would call for the inclusion of other groups, such as cancer patients and immunosuppressed persons, in the categories through an amendment in the plenary.
He said the debate would continue with the opening of parliamentary business in March and would be taken to the plenary for a vote.
Source: CNA
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