Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-07-02-Speech-2-316"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-07-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Sexual and reproductive health and rights2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020702.14.2-316"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-07-02-Speech-2-3172
lpv:speaker	lp:Emma Bonino2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries and the Gulf (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3 unknown; Lista Emma Bonino (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 member; NA (2001-10-03--2004-07-19)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, sometimes I really do feel that we repeat the same things year after year, decade after decade. I have to say that, since 1995, all the States – and I would stress, all of them – have willingly been signatories to the UN Declaration on reproductive rights. Whether we like the term or not, the fact remains that all the Member States signed this declaration independently: therefore, Europe is not imposing anything on anybody, especially since the report itself confirms that the matter falls within the competence of the Member States, and the Member States, I reiterate, have already independently and freely subscribed to all these provisions since 1995. Quite the opposite, if there is any criticism we might make of the report amongst ourselves, it is that it does not go far enough as regards the freedom of women to choose to have children. In other words it does not say anything about assisted fertilisation, an issue which is currently the subject of much debate in my country, for example, and, if anything, that it is not ambitious enough in that it does not mention options such as RU-486. There you are, if anything, these are the points on which the report is too cautious, but I will vote for it in any case. I would, however, stress that the report seems to be a repeat of documents which have already been adopted by the Member States and that, in my opinion, it does not represent much progress. In view of the political dispute, I will, as I said before, vote for the motion. It may be that we could have been a little more ambitious, for example as regards the new techniques that science has placed at the disposal of women’s health and reproductive rights. The fact that this is still a women’s issue is, I am sad to say, borne out by this House today. Although children and the family life of couples must, or should clearly be, matters addressed by both partners together, the very composition of this House today is a clear indication – and maybe that is genuinely the ways things are – that, ultimately, this is still an issue which can only be addressed by ensuring that women have the freedom to choose."@en1

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