The spectre of Moloch – Klaus Vella Bardon
As to be expected, the shocking result of the abortion referendum in Ireland has been greeted with gleeful gloating by the likes of Martin Scicluna. Meanwhile, Women’s Rights Foundation director, Lara Dimitrijevic, proudly reaffirms her pro-abortion stance. Such outcomes...
Fully human fully alive
I have recently come to the conclusion that rationality is no longer enough to form a basis for political and other social debate. When man removed God and theology from his calculations for decision-making on political action, it was...
Of courage and cowardice – Patrick Pullicino
In May 2016, in Stratford upon Avon, a woman lunged into the path of a huge car transporter to push her little daughter, riding a scooter, out of its way. She saved her daughter but she was crushed to...
Opinion: Let’s talk – but do not stand in the way – George Vella
Minister Chris Fearne’s contribution to your newspaper on the imminent changes to the law on IVF, with the title ‘Let’s talk – but respect our principles’, on 21 May, gives rise to further questions that have to be answered with a clear...
Eight unique cells – Louisa Mifsud Houlton
I write about the law on embryo freezing being discussed in Parliament, on social media and in every corner of the island at this time. Before now, I could not put words to paper as I feared being criticised...
No symbol of equality – Tonio Fenech
Regrettably, the article ‘IVF and human rights’ (May 17), penned by Silvan Agius and Gabi Calleja as government appointees, was loaded with unfounded assertions presented as human rights or scientific certainties. The authors choose to completely ignore professionals in...
Emendi embrijuni: Min jivvota favur responsabbli għall-mewt tagħhom – Life Network
Il-Life Network Foundation qalet li min se jivvota favur l-emendi proposti għal-Liġi tal-Protezzjoni tal-Embrijun se jkollu jerfa’ responsabbiltà kbira li tinkludi l-mewt tal-embrijuni u kull effett negattiv li tispiċċa tbati s-soċjetà minħabba t-tibdil. Il-proposti fl-Att jinkludu li l-embrijuni se...
‘A disabled life is not a lesser life’
A disability scholar is warning that choosing an embryo over another because of possible disabilities is based on a myth that a disabled life is a lesser life. “When you choose between embryos, you don’t really know what you...
It is a human product, not a human being!
Declaring that an eight-cell human embryo is not a human being has a purpose. The idea is to convince people by spinning a tale – that the embryo is not human but only a product, a commodity, and being...
Helping childless couples
In the debate for or against the government’s decision to change the Embryo Protection Act, the people terribly caught in the crossfire are the “so described” infertile couples. These persons have been used and abused by government as the justification...
