Pinged from Terri Dailies
8mm
Posted on 09/26/2007 4:02:08 PM PDT by wagglebee
WARSAW, September 26, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In June of this year, the Polish government appealed the ruling of a European Human Rights Court that ordered the largely pro-life nation to pay restitution to a woman who was not permitted to obtain an abortion under strict Polish abortion law. According to the Irish Times, the court yesterday rejected Poland's appeal and confirmed the previous ruling essentially granting a higher acknowledgement to European Union (EU) standards over the sovereignty of individual nations and their laws.
As previously reported by LifeSiteNews.com, the woman in question, Alicja Tysiac, claims that in 2000 she found out that she was pregnant with her third child. At that time, according to her complaint, she was warned by numerous doctors that her pregnancy and delivery of another child could result in the deterioration of her myopic eye condition.
Poland is a largely pro-life nation and permits abortion only in cases of serious health risk for the mother, when the unborn baby is conceived as a result of rape or if the baby is determined to be "seriously" handicapped.
When Tysiac's case was dismissed in Poland's courts, she then sought legal recourse with the European Court of Human Rights. The European Court initially ruled in March of this year that Poland's laws had provided for a "wrongful birth" and the country must pay the woman a compensatory sum of €25,000.
Ms. Tysiac's complaint had also alleged that "no procedural and regulatory framework had been put in place to enable a pregnant woman to assert her right to a therapeutic abortion, thus rendering that right ineffective." Polish officials appealed the ruling contesting that Polish law did not allow for a "right to abortion."
The European Court of Human Rights has not yet released the official documentation of the "wrongful birth" appeal rejection.
Poland is also embattled with another authority in the hierarchy of the EU. Poland's EU representatives are objecting to the European Commission's recent proposal to institute a European Day Against the Death Penalty. The Polish delegation says the EU needs to instead promote a day dedicated to the protection of all human life.
Read Previous LifeSiteNews.com coverage:
European Court Orders Pro-Life Poland to Compensate Mom Who Was Denied Abortion
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/mar/07032001.html
Poland Appeals EU Ruling of "Wrongful Birth"
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/jun/07061907.html
Poland Demands EU Make Day for "Right to Life" Not Just Day Against Death Penalty
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/sep/07090606.html
Pro-Life Ping
Eastern European Ping
“a higher acknowledgement to European Union (EU) standards over the “sovereignty” of individual nations and their laws.
This is what will happen if the United States goes towards the NAU idea.
Fine. I’ll buy “made in Poland” whenever I see it.
The Poles are among the most devoutly moral people you will ever meet.
May God belss the Poles for their act of righteousness.
Daniel 7:7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it [was] diverse from all the beasts that [were] before it; and it had ten horns.
Revelation 13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
Rev 17:3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
Rev 17:7 And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
Rev 17:12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
European Human Rights Court
Europe really has a case of the “We Judge the World” numbskulls. Coupled with the ICC, they’re just kneecaps and toenails above the rest of us.
The brave Polish people should wear that as a badge of honor amoung those who slink up from the lowest parts of the shi* filled sewer.
The poor kid will grow up knowing his Mom sued the government for having to give birth to him. I hope he is no longer under her care.
This *already* happened here. See: the Presidency of FDR and the Congressional abuse of the commerce clause
Will the Europeans ever throw off the yoke of the various bureaucrats and commissions and courts? Which country will be the first to rebel?
Poland needs to do a cost-benefit analysis of being part of the EU, then tell the EU to go stuff itself.
“Wrongful Birth:” Make a great epithet or a crappy name for a rock band.
Uhhh...myopia? That's near-sightedess.
Funny, I have severe myopia, but four full term pregnancies didn't make it any worse.
This woman seems to think our American abortion laws --which make any and every "health" problem, including a hangnail, a legal reason for abortion-- should be imported to Poland.
Giod Bless the Poles and Poland. Europe needs their morals, Poland should never cave to theirs.
Giod Bless the Poles and Poland. Europe needs their morals, Poland should never cave to theirs.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.