Raisa Galea, Andrea Dibben and David Zammit reflect on the abortion debate in Malta.
Abortion 180 Degrees: From a Taboo to a Norm
Although still a taboo, abortion has entered public debate—the fact that marks a fundamental societal shift. Time will tell whether Malta’s pro-choice campaign will eventually repeat the success of the Irish one.
On Abortion in the Context of Malta: a Medical Doctor’s Perspective
It is extremely important to differentiate between being anti-abortion at an individual level and being anti-legalising-abortion (anti-choice), a distinction that is often overlooked.
On Abortion: Women’s Solidarity Through Personal Narratives
Society in general, and particularly Maltese society, is unkind to a woman who has an abortion. On International Women’s Day, why not show empathy rather than judgment? You do not know what a person is going through; you are not in her shoes.
The Road to Repeal: How Ireland Said ‘Yes’
On May 25, 2018, the people of Ireland voted overwhelmingly in favour of repealing the 8th amendment of the Irish Constitution—the article that had hitherto made it effectively impossible to legislate for abortion even in the most extreme of circumstances.
Abortion and Relatedness: Breaking the Silence
Why is abortion a taboo? It invokes a sequence of deep-rooted associations which link the concept of embryo to the sense of family and relatedness. Thus, in a kin society like Malta, breaking the connection between the embryo and the woman’s body could be perceived akin to dismantling other ties that hold the family and […]
‘The Stigma of Abortion Traumatised Me as Much as the Procedure Itself’
A confession of a woman who, in equal measure, was psychologically traumatised by the experience of abortion and the stigma surrounding the procedure in Malta.
