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If there is one cause to which we can and must adhere without any doubt or hesitation, this would be it. The reasons are self-explanatory. A society that does not consider life to be the highest value, the standard, the foundation, will always be a society that is capable of the worst atrocities. For this reason, I am not surprised by the bloodthirsty countries that sentence their opponents to death without compunction. I believe that we have a duty, and perhaps the ability, to stop them. What surprises me more are the democratic countries that impose the death penalty, as though they had been struck by a sudden inability to judge right from wrong or by a breakdown of values.
I do not wish to digress here, but I must say I am struck by the notion of condemning the death of an adult citizen, even if that person is guilty of a heinous crime, whereas the life of an unborn baby is not deemed worthy of protection.
I shall conclude by saying that this commitment on the part of the EU is one to which I lend my backing. I would also express the wish that the Member States and the EU as a whole follow up their words with action."@en1
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