Today, Maltese Members of Parliament will start voting on an amendment to the Criminal Code to clarify the legal position of the attending physician and the mother in circumstances where the pregnancy leads to the mother suffering from a medical complication that could put her life at risk or health in grave danger.
The Nationalist Party is saying that this bill will mean the introduction of abortion in Malta. The Labour Party has continued to deny this argument that this Bill will clarify situations that occur when medical professionals agree that the pregnancy should be terminated due to a medical complication that could put the mother’s life at risk or in grave danger.
In a session that starts today at 1pm, the Parliament will start voting on this Bill. Sources are indicating that all PL MPs will be voting in favour whilst PN MPs will be voting against.
The discussion on this Bill is at Second Reading stage and the Parliament will be voting on the Bill as presented by the Government. After this stage, this Bill will be discussed in a Parliament Committee, before a final vote, early in 2023.
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