Precious Life present Written Submission to High Court
On 17th February 2015, Precious Life presented to the High Court its written submission.
Highlighting that neither the Commission nor the Department of Justice will seek to protect and uphold the unborn child’s right to life or the best interests of vulnerable pregnant women, Precious Life submitted that it would act on behalf of the mother and her unborn child.
How can the law in Northern Ireland, which ensures that every human being, born and unborn, has a right to life, a right not to be intentionally killed, be a violation of human rights?
Torture and inhuman and degrading treatment
Torture is the direct and intentional killing of the most defenceless and vulnerable human being, the unborn child. To invade and tear the unborn child from the sanctuary of his or her mother’s womb is torture. Abortion is a painful, inhuman and degrading invasion of a woman’s body and the body of her unborn child.
Right to privacy?
The right to privacy can never permit the killing of another human being. A pregnant woman’s ‘right to control over her own body’ cannot impose a burden on her unborn child to die.
Discrimination
It is eugenic discrimination to deny the right to life of an unborn child because of his or her disabilities. It is discrimination to deny the right to life of an unborn child because of the circumstances of his or her conception.
As we await confirmation of our participation as a third party in this landmark case, we will keep you informed about the next stages in this latest battle to protect our unborn children!