Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-11-17-Speech-1-083"

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dcterms:Date	"2003-11-17"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20031117.6.1-083"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Roger Helmer2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I had the privilege of serving on the human genetics temporary committee in 2001. I recall that the House was completely polarised on that issue. The rapporteur produced a compromise that neither side, in the end, was prepared to vote for. Therefore we must recognise that there are widely different opinions honestly held in this House. Mr Blokland tells us that the issue is simply one of right or wrong. However, with respect Mr Blokland, it is a question of your opinion of right and wrong. Other colleagues in this House take a different view of what is right and wrong. I know that there are Members who hold strong religious views. For example, our rapporteur, Mr Liese, has strong religious views. However, I would say to Mr Liese and those who think like him that they have no right to impose their particular views on the whole of European society through the means of legislation. There are third countries where religious fundamentalists seek to impose religious laws on the whole of society. Most of us in this House would condemn that practice and yet some of us are seeking to do it here. Many colleagues propose alternative research methods – for example, that we should use adult stem cells. Most of us are not scientific experts. This is not an issue which we are able to judge. It is an issue which we should allow scientists to judge in order to make the best decisions in the interests of research. If we are serious about promoting research in the European Union, if we are serious about promoting the economy of European Union Member States, then we should not support these backward-looking amendments that seek to restrict research in this way."@en1
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