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I voted against the Coveney report on the Annual Report on Human Rights in the World 2004 and the EU’s policy on the matter. This was because, provisions concerning the extension of so-called reproductive rights as a method of preventing the spread of AIDS were introduced into the report by the Left and the Liberals, in spite of opposition from a significant proportion of Members. According to the World Health Organisation, the term reproductive rights covers abortion. Provisions regarding swift access to abortion for rape victims were also introduced.
I believe abortion to be a morally unacceptable and cruel practice.
In view of the fact that opinion on abortion is so divided in Europe, I feel that such controversial provisions should not be included in any European Parliament document.
Even if the current differences of opinion on this matter are taken into account, given the current state of knowledge I do not believe that anyone can reasonably argue that abortion is definitely not an attack on human life.
These are the reasons why I was unable to vote in favour of a report containing such provisions."@en1
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