Anti-life bullies in action.

Brussels--Elitist jurists and bureaucrats in control of the higher echelons of power in the European Union seem set on enforcing laws and policies in all their member-states that will result in the type of population dearth visible in the original founder nations. Their current targets are the traditionally Catholic nations of Ireland, Malta, Poland and Portugal.

The laws the E.U. is pushing all its members to adopt relate primarily to abortion and homosexual 'rights.' Legal sanctions, mainly cuts in financial aid, are being threatened in order to force countries to adopt such legislation.

A referendum on Portugal's abortion laws was recently completed. (See separate item under Portugal.) Ireland has been at the receiving end of E.U. generosity for many years. Its escalating prosperity has been paralleled by diminishing religious practice and moral standards. Tiny Malta still holds out with support from British pro-life groups. Poland, under a staunchly Catholic president, Lech Kaczynski, continues to keep abortion illegal. Mr. Kaczynski and his deputy, Roman Giertych, have both recently spoken out on the deleterious influence of the homosexual culture--and of course, have been lambasted vehemently by the European liberal media.

Mr. Giertych, speaking at a recent conference of education ministers, warned, "A continent that kills its children will be settled by people who do not kill theirs." This is in reference to the expanding Muslim population in Europe. It will be interesting to watch the reaction of the secular Muslim country of Turkey to such E.U. bullying. Turkey is presently applying for membership in the group.

The European Union claims that its laws must be supreme over national laws in individual member-nations. In France, a founding member, people are beginning to realise that their national sovereignty is being threatened. In 2005 France and the Netherlands voted against acceptance of the European Constitution, a move that surprised and shocked the bureaucrats.

New York--The E.U. is not the only international bully in the world's forum. The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) dominated by radical feminists is still pressuring all U.N. members to ratify its convention. CEDAW leaders regard this treaty as superseding national laws (LifeSiteNews, Mar. 2, 2007).