Fake abortion pills targeting Maltese women on Facebook, activists warn
Reproductive rights activists say COVID-19 travel route shutdown has allowed Facebook vendors to peddle fake abortion pills to women
16 May 2020
by Matthew Agius
Facebook pages selling unregulated and potentially unsafe “abortion pills” in Malta have sprung up on the internet.
Abortion is prohibited in Malta, but women seeking terminations would often circumvent the ban by travelling abroad to foreign abortion clinics. The cessation of passenger flights to and from the island, as a result of COVID-19 restrictions, has provided an opportunity for the criminally unscrupulous to make a profit.