An appeals court in the UK has thankfully overturned the disgusting ruling of a judge last week that would have forced a disabled Catholic woman to have an abortion:
CATHOLIC HERALD – A controversial UK court decision to force a disabled woman to have an abortion has been overturned on appeal.
In a decision reportedly reached June 24, the English Court of Appeal, consisting of Lord Justice McCombe, Lady Justice King and Lord Justice Peter Jackson, overturned the previous ruling of the Court of Protection.
According to Press Association reports, the judges said they would issue a full explanation of their decision at a later date, but that the circumstances of the case were “unique.”
The decision on appeal comes after thousands of people signed a petition urging U.K. Health and Social Care Secretary Matthew Hancock to intervene in the case.
Hopefully the ruling of this appeals court will stand and not be challenged further. After watching what happened to little Alfie Evans last year, though, I don’t have much faith in the UK courts.
Also, forcing this abortion is the idea of none other than the doctors who cared for her:
Doctors who cared for the woman argued that due to her mental capacities, either natural labor or cesarean section delivery could damage her mental health. Her mother, described as a former midwife, along with a social worker who helps care for the woman, both disagree and do not wish to terminate the pregnancy.
I think that’s ridiculous notion. How would they even know childbirth would damage this woman’s mental health? In my opinion, it could very well have the opposite effect!
In fact this is what several rape survivors have said on the Patrick Madrid show, that having their baby actually brought them the healing they needed.
UK Doctors sometimes think they know best because of experience and education, and it’s obscene how we’ve seen them try and force their beliefs on a patient and their families – like little Alfie. Hopefully this disabled woman fairs far better.