Abortion rights gain traction in Malta

The EU country of Malta is one of the few to outright ban abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. Yet now, abortion activists and pro-choice gynecologists in the ultra-Catholic country have created Malta’s first free family-planning service, which provides women with factual and unbiased information on abortion, including where to obtain abortion pills.

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