Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-09-16-Speech-4-016"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-09-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Dutch boat belonging to the 'Women on Waves' association2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040916.1.4-016"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-09-16-Speech-4-0172
lpv:speaker	lp:Lydia Schenardi2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; AGRI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 unknown; Front national (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; ITRE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; NA (2004-07-20--2007-01-14)3 member; FEMM (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, there are two aspects of the ban on the entry into Portugal of the ship belonging to ‘Women on Waves’ which are worthy of consideration; firstly, the violation of the principle of free movement of goods and persons, as the Dutch ships were expressly prohibited from entering Portuguese territorial waters and thus from berthing, and secondly, the propaganda spread by ‘Women on Waves’. This ship, nicknamed the ‘abortion ship’, has been transformed into a floating clinic in order to supply the RU-486 pill, known as the ‘abortion pill’. It should be noted that this pill is banned in Portugal and hence not sold in the country. As it is, we do not believe that the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality has the necessary competence to deal with these two subjects, one relating to the application of international law and the other, concerned with abortion and contraception, relating to morality, ethics and religion. In this context, I should like to note that in its resolution of 3 July 2002, Parliament called on the Member States to conduct information campaigns on sexual and reproductive rights, and not to encourage women to use abortion as a method of contraception. With regards to this extremely sensitive issue, there is no place for politics, to say nothing of politicking, especially if the issue is used purely to win votes, as appears to be the case here. The European countries and their governments have the right to ensure that their cultural, ethical and religious sensitivities are respected, and they have the necessary authority to do so. The protest by our fellow Members appears to us to be nothing but a political act against the Portuguese Government, and this is an act with which we do not wish to be associated."@en1

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