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"Mr President, clearly, there is a general appreciation of the progress that has been made in the application of stem cells for therapeutic purposes. We agree that this needs to be encouraged.
The issues as raised by the honourable Members are firstly on information and secondly on storage.
As far as information is concerned, it is important – as we all agree – to provide accurate and objective information to parents and to the general public about the advantages and limitations of the use of stem cells, including cord blood stem cells. Providing such information is the competence of the Member States, which sometimes vary in opinion and policy regarding the advantages and limitations, as well as the uses, of stem cells. Many Member States already have in place information campaigns and other information activities. The Commission encourages Member States to take such actions.
As to storage, we know that private firms already offer parents the service of storing cord blood cells. However, several Member States have established public cord blood banks based on altruistic and voluntary cord blood donation.
EU law on tissues and cells regulates all tissue establishments, whether public or private. It specifies principles of voluntary and unpaid donation, anonymity, altruism of the donor and solidarity between donor and recipient. In 2004, the European Group on Ethics recommended public storage of cord blood banks to ensure solidarity access to all patients in need."@en1
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