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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-02-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Breast implants2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030213.3.4-047"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-02-13-Speech-4-0482
lpv:speaker	lp:Inger Schörling2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (2002-02-06--2004-07-19)3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Miljöpartiet (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I also wish to thank the Commission for this proposal and to congratulate Mrs Stihler on an excellent report on a very important subject. It is an area that touches upon many aspects of health and consumer policy. Thousands of women who have had problems have contacted the European Parliament and want us to express an opinion on the dangers associated with silicone breast implants. This shows that those who carry out these operations are not always reliable and that there is an extreme lack of information. The image, often presented in advertisements, of how young women should look – all slim waists and large breasts – means that there is a considerable increase in the number of breast implants carried out on very young women. The weekly magazines fuel this trend by showing ‘before and after’ pictures. It is therefore high time that, as responsible politicians, we protected patients by beginning to bring some order to this very confused area. I completely agree with Mrs Stihler that this is only a step in that direction. I believe that many more binding commitments are required on the part of those who carry out these implants. What I think is the most important part of the proposal is the ‘18 years’ old’ limit whereby non-medical implants are to be prohibited in the case of girls under 18 years of age. The proposal that surgeons and clinics must issue guarantees is also important. Unlike my colleagues, I think that registration at both national and EU levels is justified. When there is insufficient research, a register is needed. I am very satisfied with the report. We, the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance, fully support the report and the amendments tabled."@en1

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