Published: 12.09.2013
With this achievement “One of us” becomes the second European Citizens’ Initiative to reach the requirements established by the Commission.
Today 1.013.182 European citizens that want to express the concern of European society as a whole on the need of greater protection of the human embryo. We are closer to our objective, namely to change the future of the embryonic stem cell research industry across Europe, defend the life of the weakest and protect human life.
ECI rules petitions require a minimum number of signatures in at least 7 member states. As of today, 11 countries (Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Spain) have fulfilled this requirement.
The desired outcome of the initiative is a concrete ban of life-destroying policies in the EU budget, as well as a political change and greater awareness of the need to respect the wish of so many European citizens. Furthermore, jurisdiction at the European Court of Human Rights, where many bioethical cases are pending, could be positively influenced.
• Amendments to the directive on the rights of victims of crime are currently under consideration in the European Parliament.
The candidate supported last Sunday by all the Right for the second round of the Polish presidential election had promised that he would veto any law that liberalizes abortion. He won with 50.89% of the votes against the left-liberal candidate who had promised to ratify any law liberalizing abortion.
During Holy Week, when we remembered the martyrdom of Jesus, many Poles heard about the innocent death of 9-month-old Felek (such an altered name was given to him by Gazeta Wyborcza journalists). Potassium chloride – a substance used to carry out death sentences – was injected into the heart of the boy who was due to be born any day.
• Gazeta Wyborcza published an article titled "Ordo Iuris Wants the Constitutional Court to Delete the Premise of Endangering a Woman’s Health. Prof.
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