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"Mr President, Commissioner Busquin, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the Italian radicals, I would like to pay a glowing tribute to the rapporteur, Mr Caudron, for bringing the second reading of an extremely difficult subject to a successful conclusion. As Chairman Westendorp quite rightly said, we can be proud that the report was submitted in the form in which it was adopted by the competent committee.
After a temporary committee of enquiry, which tried – unsuccessfully – to clear the way, was disbanded, Parliament then adopted a position with the Caudron report. This position is, of course, a compromise, but I believe it is very important for our countries, for research, for the future of millions of people who now believe that stem-cell research can offer the possibility of life in reality, not just in fantasy, which has been discussed extensively in recent years and in recent months even within Parliament. This compromise, which states, in particular, that the framework programme could finance research on ‘supernumerary’ early stage – that is, up to 14 days – human embryos, in order to discover stem cells capable of treating diseases that are currently incurable, is a crucial but irreversible step forward. I appeal to the Commission to do everything possible so that the compromise, which, of course, excludes all manipulation of human cloning for reproductive purposes, and which, at long last, represents a significant step forward for research, can provide a glimmer of hope for millions of European citizens. We must not disappoint them. We must adopt the Caudron report in its current form."@en1
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