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dcterms:Date	"2003-02-13"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-02-13-Speech-4-0442
lpv:speaker	lp:Patricia McKENNA2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I should like to congratulate Mrs Stihler on an excellent report. One of the key issues is the ban on the direct advertising of breast implants to the public. The provision of non-commercial information through national public health services is the way forward. France has already introduced a ban. All Member States should do the same in relation to breast implants because they always involve certain risks. The promotion of cosmetic surgery in general is a major problem. Action should be taken to prevent situations whereby women and indeed men are coerced into unnecessary surgery which may involve particular risks. It is true that there are, in many cases, health and psychological reasons for breast implants, but we need to be careful in that regard. I agree with the rapporteur concerning the age limit. Implants in women under the age of 18 should be authorised only on medical grounds. Anyone under 18 years of age is extremely vulnerable and could be coerced into something they may regret in later years. Advertising for cosmetic surgery should carry clear health warnings. We need to focus more on promoting and securing acceptance of women as they are, rather than allowing the advertising industry to impose some sort of idea of beauty as the norm. This applies not only to women but also to men. If you look in the back of women's magazines you can see a huge number of adverts encouraging women to put extra things into some parts of their bodies, and to remove parts elsewhere. The advertising industry has a huge amount to answer for. There are cases where it is necessary on health grounds, but it also needs to be - as the rapporteur has said – very well tracked, and information must be made available to patients. In terms of implants for purely cosmetic reasons, we need to look at what the advertising industry is doing in relation to coercing people into something that they may regret in later years."@en1
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