Just to demonstrate how far we have fallen morally in the West, of the 27 nations that now make up the European Union only two -- Ireland and Malta -- prohibit abortion. Both of these largely Catholic countries have so far resisted continued attempts to change their laws and allow the murder of unborn babies. But the pressure is on.
An EU agency with a contradictory name, European Court of Human Rights, has ruled that Ireland is breaking European human rights law by prohibiting abortion. The Irish government has repeatedly refused to legislate in favor of abortion despite a 1992 Irish Supreme Court ruling. In its defense the government has also stated that it's laws prohibiting abortion had their basis in "profound moral values deeply embedded in Irish society." God bless them for that!Although the Irish government has not yet indicated whether it will appeal the ruling, some legislators want to held a referendum on abortion to show how strongly the Irish people support the current law and thereby overturn the Irish Supreme Court's earlier decision. A recent poll supports the idea of a pro-life referendum, with 70% favoring the abortion ban and only 16% wanting it overturned.
Pray that the Irish people, and their government, maintain their sanity and their faith.
To read more, click here: European Court Rules Against Ireland
The European Court of Human Rights isn't an EU agency. It's an institution of the Council of Europe. Two completely seperate organizations.
ReplyDeleteIxoa is absolutely correct, the court is part of the Council of Europe...but there's really little difference between the thinking of both the EU and the Council. Both have shed their Christian roots in favor of a relativistic amoral secularism.
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