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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Malta, abortion is generally prohibited, including when the pregnancy is the result of rape, incest, and in some cases when it endangers the health of the pregnant person. It is not available upon request. If someone terminates their own pregnancy, or if a doctor helps someone terminate their pregnancy, they may face up three years in jail each. As of 2019 | In Malta, abortion is generally prohibited, including when the pregnancy is the result of rape, incest, and in some cases when it endangers the health of the pregnant person. It is not available upon request. If someone terminates their own pregnancy, or if a doctor helps someone terminate their pregnancy, they may face up three years in jail each. As of 2019, Malta has some of the strictest abortion laws in the world, and it has the strictest abortion laws in Europe. However, there is a grassroots movement that is aiming to try to change these laws, such as [https://www.facebook.com/V4CMalta/ Voices for Choice].<ref>[https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/07/maltas-abortion-rights/593845/ Malta’s Fledgling Movement for Abortion Rights]</ref> | ||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||