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"The Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe abstained from voting on the resolution proposed by Ms Yannakoudakis on the donation of human tissues and cells, which focuses, in particular, on the areas of non-remuneration and anonymity. While the Commission reminded us, during the debate, about finding the right balance between respect for fundamental principles and the availability of tissues and cells, Parliament has added hurdles to an already tricky situation. Fourteen Member States suffer from regular shortages, notably for bone marrow transplants and donations of gametes.
Nothing justifies, as set out in the resolution, European requirements for private tissue and cell banks. In the same way, the will of the conservative forces in Parliament to change existing legislation on advanced therapy medicinal products should be condemned: it calls on pro-life movements to stop a whole sector of research, from tissue engineering (skin, cardiac valves) to somatic cell therapy (used primarily in cancer research).
As rapporteur for the ALDE Group, I am disappointed that Parliament has refused to take a humanist, open approach to medical research: the only approach that would allow the expectations of European patients to be met."@en1
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