Malta announced it is easing its abortion laws, becoming the last country in the European Union to end a total ban on the procedure.
November 17, 2022, 12:51 PMDarrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters, FILE, becoming the last country in the European Union to end a total ban on the procedure.
Currently, Malta's criminal code states any providers who perform an abortion to save the mother's life -- or women who receive an abortion -- could face up to four years in prison. One week into the trip, Prudente was rushed to the hospital after she began bleeding profusely. Doctors told her the placenta had separated from the uterus -- a condition known as placental abruption -- and she was miscarrying.
In September, the couple sued Malta's government, arguing the ban is unconstitutional and violates the European Convention of Human Rights. The case has yet to go to trial.
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