Don’t be scared — there are no time bombs in the Lisbon treaty

Here are some of the words that don’t appear at all in the treaty: euthanasia, family planning, abortion, contraception or divorce.

The famous protocol inserted some years ago to ensure Europe could never over-ride our constitution on the so-called right-to-life issue is still there

SO FAR, I’ve heard two main arguments advanced by opponents of the Lisbon treaty. First of all, they say, it’s impossible to understand, so we should vote against it. Second, because the treaty adopts the charter of fundamental rights as EU law, it undermines our sovereignty and makes it impossible to make our own laws about some important things.