The Voice for Choice Coalition described a suspended sentence handed to a woman who performed an abortion as a 'systemic state failure'
30 July 2025
by Matthew Farrugia
The Voice for Choice Coalition has called for the decriminalisation of abortion as it condemned the court’s judgement of a woman who had terminated her pregnancy.
On Wednesday, a 28-year-old admitted to having an abortion and was handed a 22-month prison term, suspended for two years.
Abortion is illegal in Malta, but current situation is open to legal interpretation
Claudia Calleja
May 17, 2025
Lawyers are calling for clear guidelines to help doctors determine whether they should report abortions, warning that the lack of policy is leading to subjective interpretation.
Abortion is illegal in Malta except when performed by doctors to save a woman’s life. But there is no explicit legal requirement for doctors to report abortion cases to the police, resulting in some doctors doing it and others not.
Continued: https://timesofmalta.com/article/doctors-need-guidance-reporting-abortion-cases-lawyers-say.1109636
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