Proposed Slovak-Vatican Treaty On Conscientious Objection

Mirror of Justice yesterday called attention to a proposed treaty between the Vatican and the Slovak Republic protecting Catholic conscientious objectors in Slovakia, especially Catholic medical and health care workers. In December, the European Union's Committee of Independent Experts on Fundamental Rights issued a report on the potential conflict of the draft treaty with various European human rights documents protecting women's right to reproductive health, contraception and abortion services. The Report also looks at other human rights implications of the draft treaty.