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Thu 09 Sep 2009No vote would diminish hope for the unborn
OPINION:The anti-Lisbon group Cóir claims the treaty could usher in abortion. They are wrong, writes EDMUND GRACE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT resolutions – or more correctly, opinions – have been quoted, along with the views of a few MEPs, as evidence that abortion will be imposed on Ireland by the EU. In particular the Charter of Fundamental Rights, contained in the Lisbon Treaty, is cited as the Trojan horse that will make it all possible.
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