BRATISLAVA, July 28, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Slovakia’s President Rudolf Schuster has vetoed an abortion bill that would have allowed abortions up to the 24th week of pregnancy “in cases of genetic defects.” Liberal coalition members forced the bill through parliament over the objections of their Christian Democrat coalition partners. “Given the aim and content of the law, the president considers it appropriate to wait for a decision of the constitutional court on this matter,” presidential spokesman Jan Fule told reporters. The delay is being cited as evidence that the Catholic Church still enjoys some influence in the post-communist country, which Pope John Paul II is to visit in September. For newswire coverage: https://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=3141230 For related LifeSite coverage: www.lifesite.net/ldn/2003/apr/030423.html www.lifesite.net/ldn/2003/feb/030225.html
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Slovakia’s President Vetoes Abortion Law
BRATISLAVA, July 28, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Slovakia’s President Rudolf Schuster has vetoed an abortion bill that would have allowed abortions up to the 24th week of pregnancy “in cases of genetic defects.” Liberal coalition members forced the bill through parliament over the objections of their Christian Democrat coalition partners. “Given the aim and content of the law, the president considers it appropriate to wait for a decision of the constitutional court on this matter,” presidential spokesman Jan Fule told reporters. The delay is being cited as evidence that the Catholic Church still enjoys some influence in the post-communist country, which […]
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