Van der La Hyène's Europe authorizes a market in fetuses
Van der La Hyène's Europe authorizes a market in fetusesInternational Network - March 08, 2024
Nothing is lost in the Europe of Van der La Hyène which authorizes a market in fetuses
A free market in human embryos, fetuses and gametes looms
On Tuesday September 12, the European Parliament approved at first instance new measures by which it wishes to better protect citizens who donate blood, tissues or cells or who are treated with these human substances. But in reality, ignoring the alarms of various expert organizations and the concerns of European bishops, the draft regulation approved by a large majority made up of socialists, greens and liberals, authorizes the free market in embryos, fetuses and human gametes and the resulting eugenic experiments and selections.
The proposed Regulation on Quality and Safety Standards for Substances of Human Origin Intended for Application in Humans (or SoHO Regulation), which aims to share human cells, blood and tissues within States members in a harmonized and standardized manner, was adopted on September 12, with 483 votes in favor, 89 abstentions and 52 votes against. Many MPs insisted that donations of these “substances” must always be voluntary and unpaid and that donors can only receive compensation or reimbursement for losses or expenses incurred.
We are faced with the most blatant hypocrisy imaginable, because it actually opens up the commodification of humanity. Indeed, to ensure that the European Union has its own independent supply of these substances, as is also specified in the approved measure sheet, "MEPs call for a European strategy coordinated by the Commission to guarantee their availability, a list of substances intended for human use or of human origin (SoHO) as well as the establishment of national emergency and continuity of supply plans.
Embryos and fetuses are included in the categories of tissues and cells, this paves the way for the legalization of the market in human lives in Europe
The measures apply to substances – such as blood and its components (red and white blood cells, plasma), tissues and cells – used for transfusions, therapies, transplants or medically assisted procreation, i.e. i.e. artificial insemination. Under the pretext of creating an efficient and safe environment for blood transfusions and organ transplants throughout the Union, the rapporteur of the EPP (European People's Party), Nathalie Colin-Oesterlé, recalled that her party “recognizes and supports the 'existence of a European fertility market to justify cross-border exchanges of gametes, embryos and fetuses in the event of a shortage in a Member State'.
Worse still, EPP amendment no. 241 on compensation for donors of such gametes, embryos or fetuses was widely adopted, thus creating a dangerous precedent in the sale of body parts. Amendments n°242 and n°243 (from the Identity and Democracy and European Conservatives and Reformists groups), which aimed rather to recall the legislative and ethical framework within which the EU should operate, were sensationally rejected.
Embryos and fetuses traveling through the European Union may be “given with compensation”, that is to say sold to the highest bidder
This also opens up the market in which embryos and fetuses travel across the European Union to be “given with compensation”, effectively sold to the highest bidder.
