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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10687

13 September 2012
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / (ae) health
EP opposes paid donation of tissues and cells

Brussels, 12/09/2012 (Agence Europe) - Donation of tissues and cells should be voluntary, not paid, and in most cases, anonymous, according to a non-binding resolution adopted by MEPs in plenary on 11 September. Written by Marina Yannakoudakis (ECR, United Kingdom), and adopted by 551 votes for, 15 against and 81 abstentions, the resolution calls on member states to ban financial incentives for donation and to clearly define the conditions in which financial compensation can be granted. The...

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