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In Ukraine, changes are being discussed to the rules for deferment from mobilization for people who care for relatives with disabilities or serious illnesses. These are only proposals for legislation: the relevant committee of the Verkhovna Rada stated that as of 12 October it had not considered any such initiatives.
Former ombudswoman Lyudmyla Denysova reported that the human rights organization she leads received from the Office of the Military Ombudsman a response containing the text of the drafted bill, a comparative table, and an explanatory note.
Among the proposals are additional conditions for parents of children with disabilities up to 18 years old. If a family has one such child and both parents are present, the right to a deferment on this basis could be proposed to be limited.
They propose retaining the deferment in cases where there are no other persons obliged to raise the child, or when the family has two minor children, one of whom has a disability.
Similar additional conditions are proposed for parents of children with serious illnesses for whom disability has not been officially established. Here it is also proposed to take into account the presence of other persons who must raise the child.
For the husbands and wives of persons with disabilities of groups I and II, they want to change the current ground for deferment. Instead of the mere fact of having such a husband or wife, it is proposed to require confirmation of ongoing care.
For spouses of persons with disabilities of group III, in the cases provided by law they may also introduce an additional requirement of caregiving. This concerns, in particular, certain oncological diseases, absence of limbs, and other specified health impairments.
Separate changes are proposed for people whose one parent has a disability of group I or II. To retain the deferment they may require ongoing care, and a similar approach is intended to be applied to the parents of the husband or wife.
For those who provide ongoing care for sick family members, it is additionally proposed to consider whether there are other people capable of providing such care.
Rules may also change for relatives of the second and third degree who care for persons with disabilities of groups I or II. Among the proposals are removing a separate ground for third-degree relatives and additional restrictions for second-degree relatives.
For guardians of people whom a court has declared incapacitated, it is proposed to add a requirement regarding the absence of other persons who are already exercising guardianship or care.
Denysova emphasized that the Office of the Military Ombudsman can only prepare proposals, but does not have the right to independently submit bills to the Verkhovna Rada.
Member of the parliamentary committee on national security, defense, and intelligence Fedir Venislavskyi said the committee is aware of the public discussion, but has not received or considered any specific initiatives on this issue.
He also noted that any changes affecting parents of children with disabilities, in his view, have dubious chances of being supported in the Verkhovna Rada.
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