Lady Finlay put forward an amendment to ensure equal regard was given to treating those with rare or difficult to treat conditions as those with more common complaints.

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While some people may regard the use of animals as drug factories as unethical, however, the use of genetic engineering to treat the sick might be regarded as more acceptable than its use to increase yields and profits in agriculture.

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"We also have to have regard in excercising constitutional principles to the socio economic realities, and treat the electorate with the respect they deserve as active citizens, " he said.

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