Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-06-13-Speech-3-618-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2012-06-13"^^xsd:date2
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dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Mairead McGUINNESS2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, this is a very important debate, but while we are talking about this particular scandal, we have to recognise that the European medical devices industry has been very innovative and has helped patients a great deal. So I welcome the balanced approach of the Commission in relation to improving our regulatory system. I am against paragraph 7 because it will overdo things and take away the possibility of the industry being innovative. What we are trying to strike here is a balance between what is good for patients and improving the quality of life of those who need medical devices. Could I just say on a slightly different theme, picking up on the point made by Ms McAvan, that we have had a debate on female genital mutilation and we are now having a debate on breast implants. Sometimes these are used by very young girls who chose this process and who, as Ms McAvan pointed out, do not understand the consequences of it. While the debates are not linked, it is interesting that, on this occasion, we are having them both tonight. My main point is, however, that with regard to the progress made for people who have had hip implants or knee implants, and whose quality of life has been improved by the European medical devices industry, we need to allow this to flourish and grow. We need to better regulate the notified bodies, as has been suggested, and not stifle innovation. The separate issue of breast implants calls for another debate, about society and pressure on young women. Perhaps we can have that another time."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; EPP (2009-07-14--2013-04-15)3 member; AGRI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Fine Gael Party (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; ENVI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Mairead McGuinness (PPE )."1
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