'Law nothing less than abusive': Canadian woman reacts to abortion case

A Canadian woman who once had to be flown out of Malta to terminate an unviable pregnancy has called for Maltese law to allow for termination in circumstances when the baby has no chance of survival but the mother’s health is at risk.

“Pregnancy is one of the best moments in one’s life and for it to turn deadly for no good reason makes me crazy,” Marion Mifsud Mora, said, calling for “common sense to prevail”.

Mifsud Mora, whose father is Maltese, was reacting to the case involving US couple Andrea Prudente, 38, and her partner Jay Weeldreyer, 45, who flew to Mallorca on Thursday to terminate Prudente's unviable pregnancy over fears for her health. 

Just like Mifsud Mora, Prudente's waters broke while on holiday in Malta and, with no fluid left in her womb, she was told the baby would not survive. She was not in imminent danger.

However, abortion is strictly against the law, despite fear of life-threatening infection.

'Zero chance of survival'

“In cases such as these, it is nothing less than abusive. The baby has zero chance of survival. Still, to this day, I ask why and how does this make any sense at all? What is this law really about?

“I still want an answer as to why because...