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"Madam President, the fact that, during the difficult crisis period that Europe and the world are going through at the moment, Parliament has been able to adopt the first directive since the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon at first reading says a great deal about this House’s sensitivity. It also increases confidence in democratic institutions and shows that the Members of this House want to move forward and make progress at the same pace as science and with the same level of willingness and strength of solidarity as European society.
I do not know if we have done everything too well or if we could have done something more, but I do want to clear up any doubts that may have arisen. What I am sure about is that if we fulfil everything that we are going to adopt in this House, we will be giving people longer lives and preventing any organ trafficking crimes from being committed in the Union. These crimes may be committed anywhere else in the world, but that is absolutely not the case in the European Union.
Therefore, if, as a result of any speech, any of these doubts has remained in anyone’s mind, as fellow Members have said, I want to clear them up. That was not our task. We have tried to respect everyone’s conscience, the measures of ethics and morality, without losing sight of the fundamental objective: that not a single European should be left without the transplant they need to live, because we can achieve more transplants, and therefore less organ trafficking.
Therefore – and I will conclude now – I do not know if we have succeeded in saving everyone’s conscience with the work we have done, but I am totally convinced that we are going to save many lives. That was our task and that is what we have done."@en1
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