Woman in Malta charged in court for having abortion

Pro-choice groups condemn rare enforcement of Mediterranean island nation’s total ban on terminations

A woman in Malta has been charged in court for having an abortion, in a rare enforcement of the Mediterranean island nation’s total ban on terminations.

“What should have never happened, happened today: a Maltese woman was brought to court facing charges of having a medical abortion at home,” the Women’s Rights Foundation said in a post on social media.