Gift of Life, the pro-life group has asked Dom Mintoff's daughter Yana to clarify her position on abortion following comments she gave in an interview to The Sunday Times.

Dr Mintoff said on Sunday that abortion was a big debate. She then added: "Yes, we should discuss. Why not? I believe in a good discussion based on facts and balance. But with all these rights, there are responsibilities too. We need to think about where capitalism is going today. When you don’t have a good trade union movement, you see conditions deteriorate. People work really long hours, children are abandoned and then you get single parents. With extra rights, like divorce, we need to have education about the responsibilities because children are our future."

Gift of Life said it was not clear what platform Ms Mintoff Bland would expect to debate the subject of abortion if elected to parliament.

"In view of the fact that the Gift of Life foundation is committed to informing the public about the pro-life views of all prospective candidates for future elections, we extend an invitation to Ms Mintoff Bland to clarify her personal position on abortion. We are therefore requesting Ms Mintoff Bland to clearly declare whether she is pro-life or in favour of abortion, the choice for abortion, or for abortion in restricted circumstances? The public have a right to be informed about the views of those candidates who will be asking for their support in the future," the group said.

It added that it welcomed the stand taken by Joseph Muscat - who said that discussion should be an opportunity for him to declare his opposition to abortion.

"We are pleased that he and the Labour Party view debate as an opportunity to strengthen pro-life values in Malta. We recognize that the Labour Party maintains an anti-abortion position," GOL said.

The movement said it had recognized the validity of discussion from the outset and had often initiated debate and discussion.

See the interview at

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120408/interview/A-progressive-MintoffYana.414481

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