
Monday, 31st March 2008 - 12:19CET
Gift of Life rejects AD leader's comments
Gift of Life, the pro-life group, said today it rejected comments made in The Times by Harry Vassallo which, it said, were in favour of making Malta's laws less restrictive and thus allowing for legalized abortion in certain situations.
"We are very disappointed at Dr. Vassallo's comments in his contribution in The Times dated 28th March 2008. We are convinced that Dr.Vassallo is fully aware that this is not an issue, as here in Malta the double effect principle is used successfully in difficult pregnancies.
"His comments set a very dangerous precedent.It is a firmly established fact that the full legalisation of abortion is invariably preceded by the relaxation of laws in certain extreme cases," Gift of Life said.
"Equally we condemn without reservation the timing of the comments made by the leader of Alternattiva Demokratika, given the recent pressure being placed on Malta from the Council of Europe to legalise abortion on demand. Although this resolution would not be legally binding on Malta, we feel that the Maltese Government should do its utmost to ensure that Malta's position is made clear at the plenary," Gift of Life said.







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it is not gonzipn but eu to decide our destiny.
fredu
Believe me, if everyone in the world had a little bit more of those values we'd be living in a much better world.
Please remember that I seldom can impose my opinions on others; but I'm sure you all agree that I (and no one else) cannot impose death on others neither.
If I were in his position I would take care of other priorities first.
These issues such as abortion, euthanasia and divorce, whether pro or anti, have no place in a document which defines the very essence of our country and of its people. We already have a non-secular constitution where our religion is defined.. this is already wrong, but granted that we are a Catholic nation and our culture is shaped by Catholicism. But it should stop there and we need to recognize the times we are living in now.
So please, Gift of Life, give us a break and stop pestering our politicians to amend the constitution for your own agenda. We already have strict (too strict) anti-abortion laws, isn't that enough? Couple that with the fact that is no serious pro-choice movement in this country.
We are discriminating against the women of our country if we do not allow them to at the very least to travel to other EU countries and undergo an abortion.