Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-11-29-Speech-4-026"

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dcterms:Date	"2001-11-29"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Human genetics2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011129.1.4-026"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-11-29-Speech-4-0272
lpv:speaker	lp:Luciana Sbarbati2
lpv:spokenAs	member_of_the_bureau; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; PETI (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; BUDG (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Partito repubblicano italiano (1999-07-20--2003-03-29)3 member; Delegation for relations with Israel (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Mr Fiori’s report on genetics marks an important stage in the European and international debate on a sensitive, far-reaching issue which demands close attention in the political world because of the responsibilities it involves. Science must make progress and move forwards, and we only know a tiny fraction of what there is to know, not least about the cells we are talking about. That does not, however, mean that anything goes: just as freedom is, in itself, an absolute value but is never absolute because of the way things are, so science and scientific research are vital assets because of the important discoveries that can be put at the service of human kind but they cannot be considered absolute, that is to say, removed from legal, ethical or moral constraints. The position of the European Republicans, the Democrats and the Italy of values thus coincides with the position expressed in the vote on the Caudron report: it rejects human cloning and genetic manipulation but supports the priority funding of research on adult stem cells and embryo stem cells derived from spontaneous and therapeutic abortions, subject to strict public control. Ladies and gentlemen, the great area of debate between bioethics and law has been opened up, but it should not be approached from moralistic positions because the distinction is not between progressive secular people and conservative Catholics, that is a black-and-white, simplistic view, but rather between those who believe that science should be allowed to do anything, even if it goes against the dignity of life, and those who believe that that should not be possible. Our thanks, in any case, go to Mr Fiori: we believe that his is an important piece of work, especially if our major amendments are accepted; it will be a good basis for reflection from now onwards and for preventing major discoveries from becoming patented property for the use and consumption of the powerful rather than being placed at the service of all human kind."@en1

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