His office said he 'deplores the attacks on the principle of respect for privacy, to which he, like every citizen, has a right'.

He thinks the judgment departed from the principle of respecting historical facts.

The report used the principles of respect for human life and dignity as its reason for recommending that various activities associated with genetic research and human reproduction be prohibited.

Instead, he explores, through self-evaluation, complex principles of respect for all individuals and for their rights that all religions or moral authorities would view as moral.