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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-03-09"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040309.6.2-215"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-03-09-Speech-2-2162
lpv:speaker	lp:Lennart Sacrédeus2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Kristdemokraterna (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine and the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and Delegation for relations with Belarus (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Together with the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats, I have voted against the report as a whole. The report was, however, adopted (by 287 votes in favour, 196 votes against and 13 abstentions). We want population, aid and development policy to combine the fight for democracy and human rights with respect for each country’s democratically decided legislation, in this case within the area of family and health policy. The report does not express any such desire and perception, as exemplified by paragraph 20 with its demand for the ‘facilitation of medically safe abortions’. We demanded clarification of this paragraph by means of Amendment No 20, adding the words ‘in the countries where this is legal’. Amendments Nos 21 and 30, which I supported, were also designed to promote greater respect for other countries’ legislation. These were nonetheless voted down (in the case of Amendment No 20 by 281 votes, with 207 votes in favour and 18 abstentions) on the basis of the majority view in Parliament that, in its aid efforts, the EU and the UN should not respect but, on the contrary, counter and actively undermine national legislation in a developing country that wishes to protect the unborn child’s right to life, including in its first weeks. The EU and the UN thus show a lack of respect for other countries’ legislation. This undermines confidence in aid work, creates conflicts and clashes of culture, religion and values and leaves a bad taste of self-styled European superiority in the mouth."@en1

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