Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-02-12-Speech-3-283"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-02-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Aid for sexual health in developing countries2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030212.9.3-283"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-02-12-Speech-3-2842
lpv:speaker	lp:Proinsias De Rossa2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I am glad that Mrs Scallon is in the House tonight and that she is listed to speak. I want to hear her apologise to this House for the scurrilous lies that she told in the Irish media about this report: claims that EUR 50 million was being taken from Irish fishermen in order to promote abortion in the world; claims that Irish taxpayers' money was going to be used for promoting abortion in the world. They are scurrilous lies that should be retracted. We should have an apology here tonight from Mrs Scallon for promoting these falsehoods. I am pro-choice. I believe it is the responsibility of every man and woman to choose the number of children and the spacing of their children, as and when they choose. It is not for me to decide or for Mrs Scallon to decide. It is for each individual to decide. If I came across a woman who was pregnant and drowning, I would not ask her if she was pregnant, an abortionist, or if she would likely have her pregnancy aborted, before I threw her a lifeline. There are 600 000 women this year who will die, who probably have other children, certainly parents and certainly lovers or husbands who want them to live. We are being asked to deny them the right to life. Unfortunately, we are not giving enough money in this programme to save them all, but at the very least, we have the right and a duty to provide what we propose to provide and not pretend that we are in some way saving lives by opposing this programme. The attitude of Mrs Scallon and President Bush is based on heartless, theological hair-splitting which has nothing to do with life. We should stand up and be counted on this issue in this House and make it clear that we are 'for life' and 'for the lives' of the 600 000 women who die every single year."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Labour Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; PETI (2002-01-23--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(Applause from the Left)"1 "De Rossa (PSE )."1

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