Sanctity of life values every person

In a recent interview on the TV programme Dissett, a Labour Party official said he had some reservations as to the illegality of "abortion" in special cases, though he did deny it later saying he had been misinterpreted.

Labour Party leader Joseph Muscat felt he had to stress the point at the general conference that the PL was against all forms of abortion, bringing the party in line with the general consensus of the Maltese.

My philosophy is that when a child is conceived it has a right to be born: it matters not whether the child has, for example, Down syndrome or some other disability.

Every parent wants their child to be normal but, surely, it is not a tragedy if they are not. Every life is of value and any thinking to the opposite is a reproof to a society not willing to enter in a relationship with a child who is handicapped.

No one has a right to kill. It's about time we started linking rights to responsibilities and speaking up for the sanctity of life, which values every per-son.