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"Mr President, while there are some positive statements in this resolution, I have some concerns and could therefore not support it, in particular recital H, which speaks of ‘unclear wording when defining basic notions such as “family” and the right to life from the moment of conception’. I have not read the wording, which is described as unclear; however, there are many clear references to the term ‘family’ in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and, indeed, in the Charter of Fundamental Rights which we have recently appended to the Treaty of Lisbon.
According to Article 33 of the Charter, ‘the family shall enjoy legal, economic and social protection’. That seems pretty clear to me. Indeed the word ‘family’ appears five times in the Charter and six times in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. I know there are many in this House who would like to get rid of the word ‘family’ but I simply do not support that view.
Furthermore, the right to life from the moment of conception or not is a matter for Member States to decide. Time and time again we have this useless debate in this House. Member States have the right to make their own decisions on their own territory – I support that. I do not seek to push my pro-life views on other Member States. I believe citizens of all Member States have the right to make their own decisions in this matter, and I am supported on this by the Treaties."@en1
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