European Centre for Law and Justice helping lead the way to bring an end to abortion in the Slovak Republic

Bratislava, Slovak Republic—December 03, 2007

On December 04, the Constitutional Court of Slovakia will hear a case that may have major implications both within Slovakia and across Europe. The claim, brought by several Members of Slovak Parliament and led by former Justice Minister Daniel Lipsic, directly challenges the current abortion law as being contrary to the protection of life afforded in the Constitution of the Slovak Republic. The European Centre for Law and Justice has been working diligently with politicians, NGO’s, bioethicists and lawyers throughout Europe and the United States to rally support for the challenge.

To this extent, ECLJ has both drafted an amicus brief for the case as well as a statement from Members of European Parliament, which an impressive 21 Parliamentarians from across Europe and party lines signed and sent to the Court in Kosice, Slovakia.

If the Court finds that the current law on abortion violates the Constitution, the Parliament will then have to draft a new far more restrictive law, which will either afford much greater protection to the unborn or ban abortion all together. The effect of such a decision would certainly have strong repercussions throughout the other European Union countries.

The text of the ECLJ amicus brief can be viewed here.

The Parliamentarian statement can be viewed here.