Malta’s Catholic bishops urge lawmakers not to back “abortion law’
Valletta, MaltaReuters Malta’s Catholic bishops have urged lawmakers not to back a bill now before parliament which they view as opening the door to abortion in the only European Union country that does not permit it under any circumstances. The government-sponsored bill would remove the risk of criminal action against doctors when a pregnancy is […]
New Zealand to decriminalise abortion laws
Wellington, New ZealandReuters New Zealand plans to decriminalise abortion and treat it is as a health issue, the government said on Monday in the first major reform to abortion laws in more than four decades that some activists said fell short of expectations. The legislation aims to modernise abortion laws in place since 1977 and […]