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"Madam President, Commissioner, rapporteur, I have asked for the floor on behalf of my group to make three short observations. Firstly, I wish to state that we really wanted this report to be about the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development, but this is clearly not the case. This is basically a report on sexual and reproductive health, which does not address other important issues raised at the Cairo International Conference. There is total silence, for example, on the issues of economic growth, migration, town planning, the environment and the elderly. Men taking responsibility is mentioned only once and education, which was addressed in a multifaceted way at the Cairo Conference, is referred to only in the context of reproductive health. This is, therefore, simply another report on sexual and reproductive health.
I now turn to my second observation: we must define precisely what we mean by the term ‘sexual and reproductive health’ which, without wishing to challenge my fellow Members, is a subject that concerns not only women but men too. We must clarify this concept, which is often abused in international discussions. The definition I propose is that sexual and reproductive health should be understood to mean preventing sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV-Aids – a scourge that concerns us all – and guaranteeing women the safe conditions needed for pregnancy, childbirth and the post-partum period. This is the concept that I suggest.
Lastly, I wish to say a final word about abortion. I agree with the rapporteur when she says that abortion is not a form of contraception. I agree with this and think that this really goes without saying, but this must lead us to conclude that the issue should not be addressed as if abortion were indeed a form of contraception. This is a matter that I feel, furthermore, should be left to the discretion of each country. It is most unfortunate that the European Union should be put in a position of power and could thus be accused of promoting abortion on the international stage and we therefore propose that item nine of recital 20 should be removed."@en1
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