7 Amendments of Frédérique RIES related to 2009/2104(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas at present there is neither a database covering the whole of the European Union which contains information about organs intended for donation and transplantation or on living or deceased donors, nor, moreover, a pan- European certification system which provides proof that human organs and tissues have been legally obtained,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas the fact that people are living longer is serving to reduce the quality of available organs, which in turn is leading in many cases to a reduction in the number of transplants, including in those Member States where the number of donors is increasing,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers, therefore, that with a view to addressing the problem of the shortage of organs a global strategy is needed at national and Community level in order to optimise the number of donations after brain death or cardiac failure, increase the number of living donors and broaden the pool of potential donors to cover persons who meet 'expanded' donor criteria;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that continuous education should form an essential part of all Member States' communication strategies on the issue; in particular, suggests that people should be better informed and encouraged to speak about organ donation and to communicate their wishes about donation to their relatives; notes that only 41% of European citizens seem to have discussed organ donation within their families;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Encourages the Member States to make it easier for living persons to make explicit statements of willingness to donate organs by offering on-line enrolment in a national and/or European donors' register with a view to speeding up procedures for verifying consent to donate organs;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls, further, on the Member States to take steps to facilitate the inclusion, on national identity cards or driving licences, of references or symbols which identify the holder as an organ donor;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on Member States to reach the full potential of deceased donation by establishing efficient systems for identifying organ donors and by promoting transplant donor coordinators in hospitals across Europe; asks Member States to evaluate theand make more frequent use of organs from 'expanded' criteria donors, taking into account quality and safety aspectsmaintaining the highest quality and safety standards by exploiting, in particular, recent biotechnological advances which limit the risk of transplanted organs being rejected;