{"id":328907,"date":"2025-04-04T14:35:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T19:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=328907"},"modified":"2025-04-02T20:20:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T01:20:20","slug":"abortion-advocates-malta-five-babies-life-mother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-advocates-malta-five-babies-life-mother\/","title":{"rendered":"Abortion advocates push for more as Malta aborts five babies under ‘life of mother’ exception"},"content":{"rendered":"
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According to MaltaToday<\/a>, the Health Ministry of the once solidly pro-life nation of Malta has confirmed that five preborn children have been aborted there to allegedly ‘save the life of the mother’ since the exception was first approved by the parliament in 2023.<\/p>\n

Previously, all preborn children were protected from abortion in Malta. There is no medical need for induced abortion (the direct<\/i> and intentional<\/i> killing of a preborn human being), to which numerous doctors and medical professionals have attested<\/a>, including those at the American Association of Pro-Life OBGYNs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

MaltaToday requested information from the Health Ministry regarding the number of induced abortions since the law was changed, and a Health Ministry spokesperson confirmed that “… five incidents in total occurred where the mother’s life was at risk. To ensure patient safety, at least three consultants were involved in each case.” The spokesperson declined to state the health conditions with which the mothers were diagnosed.<\/p>\n

At the time of its proposal in 2022, the new law, Bill 28<\/a>, sought to legalize abortion when the mother’s health (including mental health) was at risk or when her life was in danger. However, due to controversy over the possibility of abortion being used to protect the mother’s health rather than save her life, the health exception was dropped.<\/p>\n