Tag: voice for choice
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Maltese MEPs voted against the Gender Equality Strategy over abortion
Women’s rights activists in Malta are condemning Maltese MEPs for voting against the EU’s Gender Equality Strategy 2025. Peter Agius, David Casa, Alex Agius Saliba, Daniel Attard and even Thomas Bajada have voted against the strategy citing its paragraphs about the right to abortion for their vote. The strategy includes a provision to introduce the…
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Women hold protest in Valletta calling for the decriminalisation of abortion
Up to three hundred people, mostly women, attended a protest today in Valletta calling on the government to decriminalise abortion. The groups organising the protest included Moviment Graffitti and Voice for Choice, which advocates for accessible abortion. Marceline Naudi, a member of Doctors for Choice, also spoke at the protest, saying she does not impose…
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“I came seeking help and ended up in court” – Pro-Choice activists at Mater Dei
Malta’s Voice for Choice coalition staged a demonstration outside Mater Dei Hospital earlier today, holding a banner that read: “I came seeking help and ended up in court.” The slogan refers to a recent case in which a woman was reportedly referred to the police after seeking medical assistance at the national hospital (Mater Dei)…
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Woman handed 22-month suspended jail sentence for having an abortion: ADPD says abortion should be decriminalised
A 28-year old woman has been handed a 22-months suspended jail sentence for having an abortion. According to the Times of Malta, the last time a woman was handed a prison sentence over an abortion was 25 years ago. The woman ordered abortion pills online: a common practice in Malta that has rarely drawn the…
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Veiled women in għonnella walk Valletta streets in silent protest for abortion rights
In a striking act of symbolic protest, a group of women walked silently through the streets of Valletta on Wednesday, dressed in traditional Maltese garments, including the iconic għonnella, a long-lost headpiece that historically signified both modesty and visibility. The procession was part of a demonstration organised by the Voice for Choice coalition to mark…
