The EU traditionally has no competence on social issues such as abortion, Gift of Life said.

Reacting to a story in today's The Times where a Swedish Liberal MP who is campaigning to harmonise EU legislation on abortion admitted that the practice "cannot be imposed on Malta", GOL said:

"This latest façade is a clear example of how MEPs abuse of the system in order to pressure other sovereign EU states on issues under various ideological agendas such as human rights."

GOL said:

"It is shameful that we have now reached a stage that an MEP would openly admits that she is using her position in the EU parliament to instigate a political debate and affect the political agenda of another sovereign EU state. "We call on our country's MEPs to stand up and defend our Islands sovereignty and pro-life values in the EU parliament."

GOL said this was yet another clear example of why it has been campaigning for the right to life from conception to be made clearer in the constitution.

"Again we urge Dr Joseph Muscat and the PL to take a clear position on this proposed constitutional amendment," GOL said.

See also:

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090805/local/abortion-cannot-be-imposed-on-malta

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