Health Minister Calls for Secrecy Law Change After Woman’s Abortion Conviction

Health minister calls for secrecy law change after woman’s abortion conviction

The health minister has called for changes in the law that allows doctors to disclose otherwise confidential information if they believe a crime has been committed, after a woman was given a prison sentence over an abortion.On Thursday, a 28-year-old woman was handed a two-year suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to having an abortion....

No statements by PN about a woman handed a suspended prison sentence over an abortion - The Maltese Herald

The Nationalist Party has issued no statement regarding the woman who received a suspended prison sentence for having an abortion, nor have leadership candidates Alex Borg and Adrian Delia. The Times of Malta is reporting that the Minister for Health Jo Etienne Abela wants changes made to the law to remove the doctor’s obligation to report a woman for the crime of having committed abortion. The current abortion laws were consolidated by the curr…

‘If She Is Taken To Prison, I Will Camp Outside Until She’s Released’ - Peppi Azzopardi On Abortion Suspended Sentence

Peppi Azzopardi has pledged to protest outside prison if the woman who received a suspended sentence for having an abortion is ever jailed. “I would be outside the prison the minute she’s taken and stay there until she’s released,” Peppi told Lovin Malta earlier today. Just yesterday, a 28-year-old woman was handed a 22-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, for having a medical abortion. She went to the hospital to seek help after expe…

‘Support, Not Punishment’: Maltese MPs Respond to Abortion Sentence

Daniel Attard MEP, Ramona Attard MP, Rosianne Cutajar MP, and Parliamentary Secretary for Equality and Reforms Rebecca Buttigieg have expressed serious concern following the suspended prison sentence a woman faced for having an abortion. All four called for greater compassion and support, rather than criminal punishment. In a social media post, Daniel Attard, Member of the European Parliament, stated, “Regardless of whether you agree with aborti…