The constitution of the nation of Ireland goes on trial this Wednesday in Europe’s Court of Human Rights, because Irish law defends human life from the moment of conception.

Ireland’s laws prohibit abortions unless the mother’s life is in danger.

The Constitution of Ireland says, “The State acknowledges the right to life of the unborn and, with due regard to the equal right to life of the mother, guarantees in its laws to respect, and, as far as practicable, by its laws to defend and vindicate, that right.”

Three women claiming they were “forced” to travel to England to be aborted have launched the case.

If they succeed, countries throughout Europe and the rest of the world will be affected, especially those like Poland and Malta whose laws recognise the human-ness of unborn humans.

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The Irish people are being double-crossed. Ireland’s recent signing of the Lisbon Treaty came after receiving guarantees that Ireland’s pro-life constitution would remain unaffected.

Recent history shows that this European Court of Human Rights is a kangaroo court of the worst kind, anyway. Two years ago, this same court, following a case where a Polish woman claimed to have lost her sight because Polish law prevented her terminating her pregnancy, ruled against Poland, based on the testimony of one doctor supporting her claim — despite eight other specialists having stated that the “ongoing deterioration in eyesight was unrelated to her pregnancy” . They credited one GP’s opinion over that of eight experts, in order to reach their desired result.

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Legal proceedings of this kind may be tried in Australia by those wishing to further radicalise our already harshly anti-life culture.

If so, it may be handy to have a prime minister like Mr Abbott, who has previously shown signs of willingness to go in to bat for the vulnerable unborn.

Mr Abbott seems also the kind of person willing to thumb his nose at uninvited international interferences in our affairs.    

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