Ireland Adopts Lisbon Treaty but Pro-life Guarantees Remain Suspect

Irish voters overwhelmingly accepted the Lisbon Treaty on October 2nd after they were given guarantees that their pro-life and pro-family laws would be protected. While some pro-life and pro-family voices hail the guarantees as a step forward, many analysts argue that the nature and extent of those guarantees are far from certain and that the “yes” vote will eventually lead to intense pressure on Ireland from the European Union to liberalize its laws and policies on abortion and homosexual “marriage.” C-Fam