The trade in human organs and tissues is legitimate, however, when it is destined for medical purposes, within a very tight and strictly regulated framework. I support the rapporteur’ s draft amendment to the title of the framework decision, therefore, altering it to read ‘ illegal trafficking in human organs, parts of organs and tissues ’, because I believe that that legitimate and strictly regulated trade (in commodities such as sperm, or blood and its derivatives) is advantageous and legal.
Credo inoltre che l’ invito della Commissione a creare basi di dati avrà effetti positivi, tra i quali la disponibilità legale di organi, e la possibilità di accedervi per il personale medico di tutta l’ Unione europea.