'History will remember Abela as the PM who introduced abortion' - Grech
History will forever remember Robert Abela as the prime minister who introduced abortion in Malta without even having an electoral mandate to do so, Opposition leader Bernard Grech said in parliament on Wednesday. He was speaking during the debate in parliament on a bill aimed at freeing doctors and pregnant women from the threat of criminal prosecution if a pregnancy is terminated when the mother's life or health are at serious risk. "History will remember you as the prime minister who introduced abortion with no mandate. You are leading a heartless government," Grech said. "[Andrea] Prudente's life was never in any danger, the state has argued as much in court, so why the rush to introduce abortion?" Grech asked, referring to the case of American tourist Andrea Prudente who in June was denied a request to terminate a non-viable pregnancy. Maltese doctors could not treat her for fear that their intervention could terminate the pregnancy and make them liable to criminal action and imprisonment. The Nationalist Party and the pro-life movement, which includes former president Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, 44 organisations and almost 80 academics, have opposed the legal changes...