Malta and Poland Stand Up to EU on Abortion

From the desk of The Brussels Journal on Thu, 2008-03-06 14:16

A quote from MaltaMedia News, 1 March 2008

Malta and Poland broke rank with the European Union (EU) on the question of abortion [...] The dissension occurred at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) [...] The reaction of Malta and Poland happened after the EU tried to shift the meeting’s agenda to include the right to abortion. [...]

Malta firmly continues to maintain that any position taken or recommendations made regarding women’s empowerment and gender equality should not in any way create an obligation on any party to consider abortion as a legitimate form of reproductive health rights, services or commodities.” Radoslaw Mleczko, the Polish Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, told the gathering of UN Member States that Poland generally aligned itself with the EU but that any EU reference to sexual and reproductive health could not include abortion.

The split in the European Union is significant because the EU hardly ever splits on questions of social policy at the UN.

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@ Thomas Landen

Submitted by Norman Conquest 304 on Thu, 2008-03-06 20:03.

Not only Ireland, but also Luxembourg, Italy, Spain, Austria, Lithuania and Portugal.
Catholics - and Christians - of the world, unite! 

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Come on Ireland

Submitted by Thomas Landen on Thu, 2008-03-06 16:24.

Where is Ireland?

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Poland and Malta, too!

Submitted by Dr. D on Thu, 2008-03-06 15:44.

I expected this from the Poles, and I applaud them for it. But Malta, ... I didn't know! Wow! There is another, if small, part of the West where Christian morality has not been totally abandoned in favor of sexual license and "freedom." What wonderful news. Now, will any of the other countries of Europe be willing to stand up and follow where these two brave leaders have shown the way?

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Malta and Poland

Submitted by traveller on Thu, 2008-03-06 14:29.

Bravo, finally people with balls.

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