# Voluntary and unpaid donation of tissues and cells

European Parliament procedure 2011/2193(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee ENVI / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 110 committee amendments tabled by 29 Members between 2012-04-11 and 2012-05-14.

## What the amendments focus on

The own-initiative report concerns voluntary and unpaid donation of tissues and cells. The amendments stress that donation should be voluntary, unpaid and anonymous and that the human body and its parts must not be a source of financial gain, governed by consent and protective ethical rules; they address donor and recipient health and safety, traceability, the risks of egg-cell donation, limiting compensation to actual expenses, and self-sufficiency in supply.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Françoise GROSSETÊTE | France | PPE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2025.md |
| Philippe JUVIN | France | PPE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96884.md |
| Margrete AUKEN | Denmark | Verts/ALE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28161.md |
| Marisa MATIAS | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96820.md |
| Peter LIESE | Germany | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1927.md |
| Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK | Slovakia | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28178.md |
| Elena Oana ANTONESCU | Romania | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96702.md |
| Richard SEEBER | Austria | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28252.md |
| Bogusław SONIK | Poland | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28299.md |
| Paolo BARTOLOZZI | Italy | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/21818.md |
| Jolanta Emilia HIBNER | Poland | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96753.md |
| Alojz PETERLE | Slovenia | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23693.md |
| Renate SOMMER | Germany | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4282.md |
| Anna ZÁBORSKÁ | Slovakia | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23894.md |
| Elisabetta GARDINI | Italy | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/58758.md |

## Official source documents

- PE486.137: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-486.137+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE489.459: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-489.459+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-2193-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-2193-INI.json

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