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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-02-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Agenda2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010212.2.1-030"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-02-12-Speech-1-0312
lpv:speaker	lp:Margrietus van den Berg2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; AFCO (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Partij van de Arbeid (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)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) (1999-09-14--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, it is obvious that we all face questions of life and death which we are also possibly confronted with in our personal life and in our family, that we wrestle with the question of what a dignified death is, what society's responsibility is. So at the very least we should have the courage to respect each other: both parties with their different opinions base these on ethical principles. There is not one party here that has the exclusive right to ethical principles and nor is there one party which can address the other, the Liberals, the Greens and the Socialists, under the heading of human rights violations. If we want to have a serious debate, an open debate – and that is what we want – then it is unrelated to subsidiarity because that is a separate issue. With regard to content, it is a matter of showing respect for something which involves everyone very deeply. The facts as they were presented by the PPE-DE Group in recent weeks, the tone in which they were presented and the heading under which they were described, i.e. human rights violations, have certainly not promoted this respect. It is a false start. If Mr Liese wants to organise a debate he can, but then he must not do so from one position, he must invite people to conduct a public debate together. We are willing to do so, but not to take part in a vulgar party-political attack on something that is of great importance in Dutch and Belgian society and which is treated very fundamentally as such with different views, with respect for each other's position but in a manner in which you could say that the whole of society has proceeded very carefully. So I should also like to enter into this debate with Members who hold a different opinion to mine."@en1

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