Three UK parliamentarians and a number of members of the UK's House of Lords have written an open letter to Prime Minister Robert Abela to express "extreme concern" about proposed changes to Malta's abortion laws. The letter was sent to Abela after the government unveiled legislative amendments that would allow doctors to terminate a pregnancy when a woman’s life or health is at serious risk. The proposed changes come after an American tourist whose request to terminate a non-viable pregnancy was refused by health authorities. Andrea Prudente was 16 weeks pregnant when in June she began bleeding profusely while on holiday in Malta and was told by doctors that the pregnancy was no longer viable. She was then transferred to Spain where an abortion was carried out. "We write to you as a group of Members from both Houses of the UK Parliament to express extreme concern about the proposed changes to abortion legislation in Malta which have been announced this week," the group, composed of three Conservative MPs and 16 lords said. Britain's parliament is made up of 650 MPs and 758 members of the House of Lords. The group's concerns While noting the Maltese government has proposed...
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