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Security of the person
“X’aħna sbieħ min jaf jarana” is the untranslatable Maltese expression that first comes to mind when reading pro-life
When in Europe, do as the Europeans do.
And once again, the same old question arises. Did our ‘indefatigable protector of the unborn child’ ever object to that reasoning, at any point of his two-year term as European Health Commissioner? And if not… does he object to it now?
Raphael Vassallo
25 May 2021, 7:38am
I was wondering how long it would take former Health Minister (and European Health Commissioner) Dr Tonio Borg to finally weigh in on the ongoing abortion debate, triggered by Marlene Farrugia’s private member’s bill last week.
As it happens, we didn’t have to wait too long. Last Friday, The Times carried a hard-hitting opinion piece, entitled ‘A despicable abortion bill’, in which the former European Commissioner lashed out at both Marlene and Godfrey Farrugia over their “surprising, not to say hypocritical,” U-turn.
“I will not support the introduction of any law that compromises the protection of any unborn child.” Not my words but those of Marlene Farrugia and I fully agree with them.
It was, therefore, surprising, not to say hypocritical, for the author of these words to present a free abortion bill.
This bill is obnoxious because it ignores the right to life of the unborn, a right which has been confirmed by our courts, and publicises the bill as one of ‘choice’.
The only choice, however, which is being denied and buried by this bill is that of the unborn child.
Jail time for women? Marlene makes the conservatives call a spade a spade
Marlene Farrugia has kicked the ball into the court of the conservatives: who will stand up to justify the imprisonment of women who terminate their pregnancy?
19 May 2021, 7:41am
by James Debono
Adventures in legislation: independent MP Marlene Farrugia presented a motion for a private member’s bill to decriminalise abortion, which in Malta leads to the imprisonment of women to up to three years and of medical professionals to up to four years
Just like Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando, her ex-husband, did in 2010 by presenting a private members bill on divorce, independent MP Marlene Farrugia has dropped a bombshell on the political system.