Covid: Locked-down women turn to pills amid Malta abortion ban
By Sophia Smith-Galer
image captionDoctors for Choice - campaigning against Malta s strict ban on abortion
Catholic Malta has the strictest ban on abortion in the EU, but during the pandemic more Maltese women have been ordering abortion pills from abroad, unable to travel because of the lockdown.
Veronica - not her real name - was among them. It was a big burden for me. I already have two kids with learning difficulties. I came off the [contraceptive] pill, as the doctor suggested I switch to an IUD for health reasons. I was waiting for the appointment, but Covid came and cancelled all the hospital appointments.