• Latest
  • All

Poland: abortion lobby fails big at the ECHR

June 12, 2023
Christian families in Massachusets sue state for enforced LGBT ideology

Christian families in Massachusets sue state for enforced LGBT ideology

September 5, 2025
Texas enacts bill protecting unborn children from abortion drugs

Texas enacts bill protecting unborn children from abortion drugs

September 5, 2025
Tim Kaine argues rights come from government, not God

Tim Kaine argues rights come from government, not God

September 5, 2025
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ Author: Gage Skidmore

Josh Hawley delivers speech condeming transhumanism

September 4, 2025
Coalition calls Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell

Coalition calls Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell

September 4, 2025
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Creator: Kris KrŸg

Malcolm Gladwell recants support for transgenders in women’s sports

September 4, 2025
Source: X JD Vance

J.D. Vance visits scene of Minneapolis Catholic school shooting

September 4, 2025
Illinois health system discontinues transgender medications

Illinois health system discontinues transgender medications

September 3, 2025
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creator: Lefteris Pitarakis

J.K. Rowling calls arrest over social media posts “totalitarian, utterly deplorable”

September 3, 2025
UN report condemns surrogacy as “the sale of children”

UN report condemns surrogacy as “the sale of children”

September 2, 2025
  • About iFamNews
  • Contact

Navigation Button Subscribe

  • Subscribe
September 6, 2025
  • Login
  • Register
No Result
View All Result
  • English
    • Italiano
    • Español
    • Français
    • Deutsch
    • Polski
    • српски
    • Русский
    • Hrvatski

Navigation Button Donate

  • Donate
International Family News Network (IFN)
  • Home
  • Opinion
  • Life
  • Family
  • Culture
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Science
  • Shows
  • Petitions
  • Subscribe
  • Donate
International Family News Network (IFN)
  • Home
  • Opinion
  • Life
  • Family
  • Culture
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Science
  • Shows
  • Petitions
  • Subscribe
  • Donate
No Result
View All Result
International Family News Network (IFN)
No Result
View All Result

Poland: abortion lobby fails big at the ECHR

IFN English by IFN English
June 12, 2023
in Culture, Foreground, Life
475
Reading Time: 3 mins read
0

Grégor Puppinck

Share on FacebookShare on WhatsAppShare on TelegramShare on TwitterShare on WeChat

On June 8, 2023, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rejected a series of applications challenging the abolition of eugenic abortion in Poland in the case of A.M. and others v. Poland (no. 4188/21).

Without ruling on the merits, the Court dismissed the applications on the grounds that the applicants could not personally claim to be “victims” of this abolition, as they were not pregnant or expecting a child with a disability. At issue was the decision of the Polish Constitutional Court of October 22, 2020, ruling that eugenic abortion is contrary to the constitutional principles of respect for human life and dignity, which is endowed to every human being from before birth.

The ECLJ is delighted with this decision and notes with satisfaction that the Court agrees with the arguments we offered in our written observations.This decision is all the more remarkable given the considerable pressure exerted on the Court – and even within it – by the abortion lobbyists. Indeed, the case was engineered by the Polish Federation for Women and Family Planning (FEDERA) and received massive support from global abortion lobbyists. Almost all the major pro-abortion advocates intervened in the case: Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Center for Reproductive Rights, International Commission of Jurists, International Federation for Human Rights, International Planned Parenthood Federation European Network, Women Enabled International, Women’s Link Worldwide, and World Organisation against Torture.

The United Nations Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls, whose chair (Melissa Upreti) was an employee of the Center for Reproductive Rights, also intervened, as did the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights. The Commissioner drew on a report drawn up in 2017 by the Center for Reproductive Rights. The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) also supported abortion, as did activist Fiona de Londras. All pro-abortion advocates pleaded for the ECHR to impose a new “right” at the European level: that of aborting a child because it is disabled, notably if it has Down’s syndrome.Faced with this lobbying, the ECLJ received the support of eminent personalities, who co-signed its written observations. Alongside us, former ECHR judges intervened with their former jurisdiction; this type of intervention is a first, to our knowledge.

Others followed: experts from the United Nations, a former European Commissioner for Health, a former President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, magistrates, academics, etc. We were also honored to receive support from associations of people with Down’s syndrome, as well as two young women who, on video, addressed the ECHR judges directly, explaining what Down’s syndrome is, how they live with it, and asking them to defend them with a favorable decision. The people with Down’s syndrome who mobilized for this case can now rejoice with us in this victory.Despite all their efforts and prestige in the eyes of the world, the pro-abortion groups did not succeed in convincing the Court, which refused to allow itself to be crudely used—and demeaned—for purely political ends.

In the past, the Court has not always been so cautious, ruling in favor of similar cases against Ireland and Poland, supported by the same Center for Reproductive Rights.While this decision is a defeat for the abortion lobbyists, it is not a definitive victory for those who defend respect for the lives of disabled people. In fact, we should not delude ourselves. It is possible—and even probable—the Court will continue to advance a pro-abortion mindset. The most dangerous case on this theme is yet to come, and its judgment could be published shortly (M.L. v. Poland, no. 40119/21).

It concerns a Polish woman who feels she has been subjected to a form of torture and an invasion of her privacy for having to travel to the Netherlands and spend 1,220 euros to abort her child with Down’s syndrome in the 7th month of pregnancy.Strangely enough, these major human rights NGOs do not ask themselves whether aborting a child at seven months of pregnancy because of Down’s syndrome is not, in fact, the actual violation of human rights.

Source: European Center for Law and Justice
Tags: Abortioneuropean center for law and justicePoland
IFN English

IFN English

Articles published by the English iFamNews editorial team.

Discussion about this post

Popular News

  • Study shows 2.8 million Americans aged 13 years or older identify as transgender

    Study shows 2.8 million Americans aged 13 years or older identify as transgender

    0 shares 241 VIEWS
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • America’s largest Planned Parenthood to close its doors

    0 shares 102 VIEWS
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Pope Leo condems Catholic pro-abortion politicians

    0 shares 84 VIEWS
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Activists oppose subversive abortion group in Kenya

    0 shares 41 VIEWS
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • UN report condemns surrogacy as “the sale of children”

    0 shares 41 VIEWS
    Share 0 Tweet 0

IFN – International Family News Network

© 2022 IFN – International Family News - All Rights Reserved.

Quick Links

  • About iFamNews
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy

Follow Us

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
Subscribe

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Opinion
  • Life
  • Family
  • Culture
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Science
  • Shows
  • Petitions
  • Subscribe
  • Donate

  • en English
  • it Italiano
  • es Español
  • fr Français
  • de Deutsch
  • pl Polski
  • sr српски
  • ru Русский
  • hr Hrvatski
  • Login
  • Sign Up

© 2022 IFN – International Family News - All Rights Reserved.