Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-06-13-Speech-3-135"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-06-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Welcome2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010613.3.3-135"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-06-13-Speech-3-1362
lpv:speaker	lp:Erik Meijer2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Socialistische Partij (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (1999-10-13--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Temporary committee on human genetics and other new technologies in modern medicine (2000-12-13--2001-11-29)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Czech Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2000-11-09--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". Manufacturers have found a market amongst women who have had to have a breast removed after contracting breast cancer. By using silicones it is possible to improve their physical appearance. The problem is that after five years, half these breast prostheses start to leak and after 20 years, it is over 95%. Toxins enter the women’s bodies and can cause inflammation, attack the auto-immune system and damage the connective tissue. In the circumstances, it is better to stop using the silicone implants and to focus on developing alternatives. France has now banned the implants, but other Member States are wavering and indecisive. I agree with those who submitted the petitions that silicone breast implants should not be used until they have been proved not to be harmful. The rapporteur’s solution, which is to improve information and registration, is certainly a step in the right direction in that it might reduce the number of victims, but it is inadequate because it means that there will be more victims even in the future. It is still vital to give women better protection against the manufacturers and make sure they do not sacrifice their health for the sake of appearance."@en1

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