Lawyer calls on constitutional court to declare Embryo Protection Act violates ‘right to life’
Pro-life lawyer Tonio Azzopardi has filed Constitutional proceedings asking the court to declare that the 2018 Embryo Protection Act violates embryos’ right to life. In a Constitutional application filed against the Attorney General, Azzopardi argues that life is protected...
Pro-life Americans – Tony Mifsud
In his article ‘Pro-choice Irish’ (May 30) Martin Scicluna said: “In an overwhelming and defining vote – which may hold lessons for Malta – Ireland has dropped its near-absolute ban on abortion following a referendum last Friday” implying, very clearly,...
Consultation about IVF was not carried out in spirit as suggested by President – Life Network
The Life Network Foundation expressed their disappointment with the amendments that were approved during the debate on the Embryo Protection Act. It said in a statement that discussions including meetings held with Health Minister Chris Fearne with organisations that...
Ethics transcend belief – Louisa Mifsud Houlton
I am writing once again with reference to the amendments being proposed to the IVF law that is being discussed in Parliament. Mark Sant (May 2) defends embryo freezing, proposed in these amendments, by saying that the process brings...
#embrijunwiehedminna – Ikteb lil MP tiegħek
Għeżież ħbieb, Wara li għada il-vot tat-Tieni Qari fil-Parliament nistiednek tingħaqad magħna fil-ġlieda għall-ħajja billi tikkopja t-text hawn taħt, fejn hu relevanti iddaħħal id-dettalji tiegħek, u tibagħta lir-Rappreżentanti kollha tad-distrett tiegħek fil-Parlament hekk kif ser jibdew jidiskutu din il-liġi fl-istadju...
A well-packaged marketing exercise
I spent the best part of Sunday evening with a group of colleagues poring over the new amendments for the Embryo Protection Act. After about three hours, my colleagues and I came to the conclusion that it is simply...
Keeping up appearances – Steve Pace
There is always a lesson to be learnt in anything in life. The outcome of Ireland’s referendum was no surprise. As I said to someone, a win for the No vote would have probably made me believe in miracles....
Pro-life appeal to the President – Mary Hilda Camilleri
My attention was drawn to a report in this newspaper (May 27) on the President’s stand on the maltreatment of children. I was struck by her deep concern for children and the risks some of them face when they...
Adoptions for childless couples – Tony Mifsud
Congratulations to Family Minister Michael Falzon for introducing grants to childless couples who decide to adopt children from abroad to solve their infertility problem. The government has now shown there are alternatives to embryo freezing. Unwisely, the government had initially...
