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Mr President, the present rate of scientific discovery is so rapid that a great many Members of this House have been unable to form an opinion on all the moral aspects of the new research being carried out in the field of biotechnology.
One aspect of biotechnology research that raises particular concerns and questions is something that many of us, myself most certainly included, believe must be banned entirely. I refer to cloning of any kind, including therapeutic cloning and all research into human engineering or that resulting in the destruction of embryos. My reason for opposing such research is that I regard it as nothing other than the destruction of a human being, and this view is shared by a great many Members of this House.
I therefore believe that we should approach this issue with the utmost sensitivity. Quite apart from moral considerations, there are at least three reasons why we should do so. The first of these is common human decency. The second is the principle of subsidiarity, since controversial issues should be settled by individual Member States within their own borders. The third is the fact that pushing through certain decisions could arouse much opposition in the various Member States, and, as a direct result of this, help fuel Euroscepticism. We should not consent to such a thing."@en1
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