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The Decline of the “Right” to Abortion in Europe
Two million abortions are legally practiced each year in Europe. To this day, only a third of European States still…
Author Grégor Puppinck, Ph.D
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ECHR: The Way Toward a Right to Assisted Suicide
Through the judgment of Alda Gross v. Switzerland (No. 67810/10), given on May 14, 2013, the Second Section of the…
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Abortion and Eugenics Before the European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) currently has before it an unprecedented number of cases relating to abortion. Because…
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Freedom of the Church Impaired at the European Court of Human Rights
On January 31st 2012, the third section of the European Court of Human Rights issued a judgment in the case…
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Major Victory for Life in Europe: Council Adopts Resolution Against Euthanasia
On January 25, 2012, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution setting the following, “Euthanasia, in…
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The Council of Europe Recognizes Necessary Restrictions on Abortion
On 3 October 2011, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted Resolution1829 (2011) and Recommendation 1979 (2011)…
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The Court of Justice of the EU: No Patent on Embryo Destroying Procedures
In an important and closely-monitored judgment, the Court of Luxembourg has decided, in the case C-34/10 “Oliver Brüstle v Greenpeace…
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Poland: Ban on Abortion Complies with International/European Law
In Poland, a nation-wide grassroots effort has lead to the proposal of bold, new legislation aimed at removing all exceptions…
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Promoting Life and Family to Solve to Eastern Europe’s Crisis
Stemming from low birth rates, high abortion rates, and a culture that generally eschews the traditional family, the impact of…
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Czech Case Affirms the Duty of Conscientious Objection
The European Court of Human Rights just emphasised unanimously that “no one should show total, blind obedience to orders which…