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A historic Bill to decriminalise abortion in Malta has been filed in parliament by independent MP Marlene Farrugia.
“It makes absolutely no sense,” Farrugia said, “that a woman looking for self-determination, looking for medical intervention, ends up being criminalised and condemned instead of being offered help.”
Farrugia said that the COVID-19 pandemic allowed her to reflect on the health struggles faced by women, saying that Malta needs better awareness on women’s needs in today’s society, including medical and sexual education needs, to increase the quality of life among women in Malta.
“I feel that this should be the platform from which we go forward, so that all women push an agenda for health structures that support women from birth […] till old age, so that we can create a better life not just for women or children, […] but for all society.”
Washington D.C., Jan 21, 2021 / 11:30 am (CNA).- The Biden administration will repeal the Mexico City Policy in the “coming days,” White House advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci told board members of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday, .