The non-binding Council of Europe resolution was approved by a wide margin in the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe, but all the Maltese members of the assembly voted against.
“Gif of Life is calling on the government and the opposition to react to the Council of Europe by responding to this unprecedented situation now placed upon our country to decriminalize abortion. In a shameful attack on our Islands as well as other European pro-life countries, the Council of Europe has voted to uphold this appalling resolution against human life. This is an attempt at imposing values that are incompatible with higher Maltese family values,” Gift of Life said.
“We are deeply concerned at the long-term repercussions of this sad development as the pressure now placed upon Malta in favour of abortion is now greater than it has ever been. We are therefore calling on the government and the Opposition to act at the earliest possible opportunity to amend the Constitution of Malta to clearly give the unborn child the clear right to life from conception.”
“Failure to act in the face of such escalating pressures will now accelerate the pro-abortion movements resolve to continue their relentless attacks, until Malta is finally pressured tolegalize abortion,” the group said.