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228:(a minor opposition party), stated that while his party had never advocated for the introduction of an abortion law, he believed that more should be done to address circumstances that lead to abortion with genuine respect towards human life not only shown during pregnancy but also before and afterwards.
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There are no legal restrictions on women travelling from Malta to other countries or territories to receive an abortion. While abortion has been legal in Italy since 1978, around 80% of medical professionals in
Southern Italy and a majority in other Italian regions (as of 2016) objected to providing
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Article 241, on procuring miscarriage, states that anyone who causes the miscarriage of "any woman with child" by any food, drink, medicine, or by violence, or by any other means, shall be liable, on conviction, to imprisonment for a term from eighteen months to three years. The same law applies to
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estimated in 2018 that between 300 and 400 Maltese women travelled abroad to have abortions each year, mostly to Great
Britain (about 60 per year) and Italy, but also to Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium. This estimate indicated that the rate of abortion for women from Malta was between 3.6 and
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In cases where the health of a pregnant woman may be in grave jeopardy which may lead to death, three additional conditions also apply: the reasonable opinion of the medical team being that the foetus has not reached the period of viability and cannot be delivered according to the standards
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The
Criminal Code of Malta was first introduced in 1854 and includes abortion, which was not previously lawful, within sections for crimes against the person (in Article 218) and the administration or supplying of substances considered "poisonous or injurious to health" (in Articles 241–243).
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to include a prohibition on abortion. As it stands, the
Constitution states, in article 33(1) that no person shall intentionally be deprived of his life "save in execution of the sentence of a court in respect of a criminal offence under the law of Malta of which he has been convicted."
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A further amendment of the Code (Article 243B), in 2023, clarified the exceptional circumstances in which abortion is permitted, for 'saving the life and protecting the health of a pregnant woman' where she is 'suffering from a medical complication' which may place her:
217:, and several voluntary organisations. The charter outlines recommendations and roles for parents, government, the medical profession, the media, the alcohol and tobacco sectors, employers and managers, children's social services to protect life before and after birth.
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Nothing in the Treaty on
European Union, or in the Treaties establishing the European Communities, or in the Treaties or Acts modifying or supplementing those Treaties, shall affect the application in the territory of Malta of national legislation relating to
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of the medical profession; the medical intervention being carried out 'only after the medical team has confirmed its necessity; and the intervention being carried out in a licensed hospital having the facilities required for the necessary intervention.
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In cases where the life of the woman may be at immediate risk, the intervention is legal when in the reasonable opinion of the medical practitioner carrying out the intervention, the foetus has not reached the period of viability.
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Government introduced
Article 243B to clarify the law, stating that "peace of mind is given that the necessary procedures are in place with the aim of excluding the possibility of any abuse from this important change.”
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In addition to the strong influence of the
Catholic Church, Malta was under British administration when the Code was introduced; abortion had been previously outlawed by statute in England and Wales under
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for Malta's admission to the
European Union in 2004, EU treaties or legislation are not permitted to "affect the application in the territory of Malta of national legislation relating to abortion."
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This exemption only applies when, after having considered current medical practices in Malta, 'circumstances of necessity still subsist which dictate that the medical intervention be carried out.'
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with 10 years' imprisonment. The Bill did not proceed into law. Ms
Farrugia had announced in 2019 that she would leave Parliament at the next election, and did not stand for re-election in 2022.
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criticised the Bill as not going far enough and called for the decriminalisation of abortion as a first step, as well as the legalisation of
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Malta Charter on the Dignity, Rights, Protection and Development of the Unborn Child
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causing death or grievous bodily harm by means used for miscarriage (Article 242);
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against the Bill in December 2022 and were addressed by former President
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health in a situation of grave jeopardy which may lead to death.
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in 1803 and the subsequent Offences Against the Person Acts in
719:"300 to 400 Maltese Women Go Abroad For An Abortion Each Year"
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209:, and support from 45 affiliated organisations, including the
789:"Godfrey and Marlene Farrugia resign from Partit Demokratiku"
763:"MP Marlene Farrugia presents bill to decriminalise abortion"
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630:. Official Journal of the European Union. 23 September 2003
447:"Abortion in the time of COVID-19: perspectives from Malta"
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4.7 per thousand women, compared to the EU average of 4.4.
737:"Malta MP tables historic bill to decriminalise abortion"
676:. Valletta, Malta: Government of Malta. 2022. p. 11.
654:"Plans for abortion law to be entrenched in Constitution"
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was published in 2007 with an introduction by the then
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to introduce abortion in Malta, and insisted that his
1045:"Even where abortion is legal, access is not granted"
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stated that the government Bill was a means for the
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has the most restrictive laws regarding abortion in
604:. Valletta, Malta: Government of Malta. p. 113
549:. Valletta, Malta: Government of Malta. p. 113
525:. Valletta, Malta: Government of Malta. p. 122
501:. Valletta, Malta: Government of Malta. p. 122
68:) with the law in Malta held to be influenced by
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432:"Malta rebuked again over blanket abortion ban"
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573:. Valletta, Malta: Government of Malta. 2002
378:Centre for Reproductive Rights (June 2022).
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838:"Criminal Code (Amendment No. 3) Bill"
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451:Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters
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380:"European Abortion Laws: An Overview"
2041:Libertarian perspectives on abortion
601:Criminal Code of Malta, Article 243B
328:abortions on grounds of conscience.
2116:Societal attitudes towards abortion
2036:Legalized abortion and crime effect
546:Criminal Code of Malta, Article 218
498:Criminal Code of Malta, Article 241
13:
2066:Misinformation related to abortion
1976:Beginning of pregnancy controversy
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570:Criminal Code (Amendment) Act 2002
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253:In November 2022, Health Minister
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1981:Abortion-breast cancer hypothesis
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895:Diacono, Tim (4 December 2022).
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1971:Beginning of human personhood
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445:Caruana-Finkel, Liza (2020).
405:abortion laws by jurisdiction
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2081:Paternal rights and abortion
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1043:Tamma, Paola (24 May 2018).
1022:Magri, Guilia (2023-06-23).
876:. Inti Tista' Ssalvani. 2022
291:would remain opposed to it.
231:In May 2021, independent MP
172:
7:
2006:Ethical aspects of abortion
972:Vella, Sasha (2022-09-27).
279:. Leader of the Opposition
70:Roman Catholic Christianity
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1966:Abortion and mental health
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1991:Abortion under communism
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3041:Dilation and evacuation
2990:Conscientious objection
2975:History of abortion law
2001:Crisis pregnancy center
1950:Anti-abortion movements
102:Lord Ellenborough's Act
3046:Dilation and curettage
3010:Late-term restrictions
2530:Bosnia and Herzegovina
2106:Sex-selective abortion
1986:Anti-abortion violence
1510:Bosnia and Herzegovina
1147:Bosnia and Herzegovina
818:www.independent.com.mt
403:for a full outline of
387:reproductiverights.org
226:Democratic Alternative
185:) sought to amend the
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3217:Human rights in Malta
3103:Self-induced abortion
2101:Self-induced abortion
2026:Genetics and abortion
1922:Philosophical aspects
847:. Parliament of Malta
673:Constitution of Malta
248:2022 general election
187:Constitution of Malta
21:
3066:Menstrual extraction
3015:Parental involvement
2477:United Arab Emirates
2091:Prenatal development
787:Ltd, MediaToday Co.
133:grievous bodily harm
79:Treatment to end an
3207:Abortion by country
3076:Abortifacient drugs
2796:Trinidad and Tobago
2111:Sidewalk counseling
2096:Reproductive rights
2061:Minors and abortion
1753:States with limited
1390:States with limited
725:. February 4, 2018.
167:Treaty of Accession
3212:Abortion in Europe
2970:Constitutional law
2761:Dominican Republic
2086:Post-abortion care
2046:Limit of viability
2031:Late-term abortion
954:. 27 November 2022
901:www.lovinmalta.com
692:Unborn Child Malta
401:Abortion in Europe
207:Eddie Fenech Adami
203:President of Malta
192:Capital punishment
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1003:MaltaToday.com.mt
845:www.parliament.mt
345:AP (2023-06-28).
289:Nationalist Party
224:, then leader of
211:Nationalist Party
183:Nationalist Party
181:(a member of the
81:ectopic pregnancy
34:Abortion in Malta
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2995:Fetal protection
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3051:Intact D&X
3048:
3043:
3038:
3032:
3030:
3026:
3025:
3023:
3022:
3017:
3012:
3007:
3002:
2997:
2992:
2987:
2982:
2977:
2972:
2967:
2961:
2959:
2953:
2952:
2949:
2948:
2946:
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2935:
2930:
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2920:
2915:
2910:
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2895:
2890:
2884:
2882:
2878:
2877:
2875:
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2869:
2864:
2859:
2854:
2849:
2844:
2839:
2834:
2829:
2824:
2819:
2813:
2811:
2807:
2806:
2804:
2803:
2798:
2793:
2788:
2783:
2778:
2773:
2768:
2763:
2758:
2753:
2748:
2743:
2738:
2732:
2730:
2726:
2725:
2723:
2722:
2720:United Kingdom
2717:
2712:
2707:
2702:
2697:
2692:
2687:
2682:
2677:
2672:
2667:
2662:
2657:
2652:
2647:
2642:
2637:
2632:
2627:
2622:
2617:
2612:
2607:
2602:
2597:
2592:
2587:
2582:
2577:
2572:
2567:
2562:
2557:
2552:
2547:
2545:Czech Republic
2542:
2537:
2532:
2527:
2522:
2517:
2512:
2507:
2501:
2499:
2493:
2492:
2490:
2489:
2484:
2479:
2474:
2469:
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2459:
2454:
2449:
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2329:
2323:
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2298:
2293:
2288:
2283:
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2273:
2268:
2263:
2258:
2253:
2248:
2243:
2238:
2233:
2228:
2223:
2218:
2213:
2208:
2203:
2198:
2193:
2188:
2183:
2178:
2173:
2168:
2162:
2160:
2151:
2147:
2146:
2144:
2143:
2141:Women's rights
2138:
2133:
2131:Toxic abortion
2128:
2123:
2118:
2113:
2108:
2103:
2098:
2093:
2088:
2083:
2078:
2073:
2068:
2063:
2058:
2053:
2048:
2043:
2038:
2033:
2028:
2023:
2018:
2013:
2008:
2003:
1998:
1993:
1988:
1983:
1978:
1973:
1968:
1962:
1960:
1956:
1955:
1953:
1952:
1947:
1941:
1939:
1935:
1934:
1932:
1931:
1926:
1925:
1924:
1914:
1909:
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1898:
1896:
1892:
1891:
1884:
1883:
1876:
1869:
1861:
1852:
1851:
1849:
1848:
1846:European Union
1842:
1840:
1839:Other entities
1836:
1835:
1833:
1832:
1827:
1822:
1817:
1812:
1807:
1802:
1796:
1794:
1793:other entities
1788:
1787:
1785:
1784:
1779:
1774:
1769:
1764:
1758:
1756:
1750:
1749:
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1717:United Kingdom
1714:
1709:
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1699:
1694:
1689:
1684:
1679:
1674:
1669:
1664:
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1552:
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1532:
1530:Czech Republic
1527:
1522:
1517:
1512:
1507:
1502:
1497:
1492:
1487:
1482:
1477:
1471:
1469:
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1354:United Kingdom
1351:
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1169:
1167:Czech Republic
1164:
1159:
1154:
1149:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1129:
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1119:
1114:
1108:
1106:
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964:
952:Times of Malta
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457:(1): 1780679.
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297:abortion pills
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9:
6:
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3008:
3006:
3003:
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3000:Six-week bans
2998:
2996:
2993:
2991:
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2896:
2894:
2891:
2889:
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2883:
2881:South America
2879:
2873:
2870:
2868:
2865:
2863:
2860:
2858:
2855:
2853:
2850:
2848:
2845:
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2830:
2828:
2825:
2823:
2820:
2818:
2815:
2814:
2812:
2808:
2802:
2801:United States
2799:
2797:
2794:
2792:
2789:
2787:
2784:
2782:
2779:
2777:
2774:
2772:
2769:
2767:
2764:
2762:
2759:
2757:
2754:
2752:
2749:
2747:
2744:
2742:
2739:
2737:
2734:
2733:
2731:
2729:North America
2727:
2721:
2718:
2716:
2713:
2711:
2708:
2706:
2703:
2701:
2698:
2696:
2693:
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2673:
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2638:
2636:
2633:
2631:
2628:
2626:
2623:
2621:
2618:
2616:
2613:
2611:
2610:Liechtenstein
2608:
2606:
2603:
2601:
2598:
2596:
2593:
2591:
2588:
2586:
2583:
2581:
2578:
2576:
2573:
2571:
2568:
2566:
2563:
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2558:
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2528:
2526:
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2518:
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2511:
2508:
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2503:
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2500:
2498:
2494:
2488:
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2483:
2480:
2478:
2475:
2473:
2470:
2468:
2465:
2463:
2460:
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2398:
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2390:
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2383:
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2375:
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2370:
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2355:
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2328:
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2324:
2322:
2318:
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2309:
2307:
2304:
2302:
2299:
2297:
2294:
2292:
2289:
2287:
2284:
2282:
2279:
2277:
2274:
2272:
2269:
2267:
2264:
2262:
2259:
2257:
2254:
2252:
2249:
2247:
2244:
2242:
2239:
2237:
2234:
2232:
2229:
2227:
2224:
2222:
2219:
2217:
2214:
2212:
2209:
2207:
2204:
2202:
2199:
2197:
2194:
2192:
2189:
2187:
2184:
2182:
2179:
2177:
2174:
2172:
2169:
2167:
2164:
2163:
2161:
2159:
2155:
2152:
2148:
2142:
2139:
2137:
2134:
2132:
2129:
2127:
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2119:
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2112:
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2102:
2099:
2097:
2094:
2092:
2089:
2087:
2084:
2082:
2079:
2077:
2074:
2072:
2069:
2067:
2064:
2062:
2059:
2057:
2054:
2052:
2051:Malthusianism
2049:
2047:
2044:
2042:
2039:
2037:
2034:
2032:
2029:
2027:
2024:
2022:
2019:
2017:
2014:
2012:
2009:
2007:
2004:
2002:
1999:
1997:
1996:Birth control
1994:
1992:
1989:
1987:
1984:
1982:
1979:
1977:
1974:
1972:
1969:
1967:
1964:
1963:
1961:
1957:
1951:
1948:
1946:
1943:
1942:
1940:
1936:
1930:
1927:
1923:
1920:
1919:
1918:
1915:
1913:
1910:
1908:
1905:
1903:
1900:
1899:
1897:
1893:
1889:
1882:
1877:
1875:
1870:
1868:
1863:
1862:
1859:
1847:
1844:
1843:
1841:
1837:
1831:
1828:
1826:
1823:
1821:
1818:
1816:
1813:
1811:
1808:
1806:
1805:Faroe Islands
1803:
1801:
1798:
1797:
1795:
1789:
1783:
1780:
1778:
1777:South Ossetia
1775:
1773:
1770:
1768:
1765:
1763:
1760:
1759:
1757:
1751:
1745:
1742:
1738:
1735:
1733:
1730:
1728:
1725:
1723:
1720:
1719:
1718:
1715:
1713:
1710:
1708:
1705:
1703:
1700:
1698:
1695:
1693:
1690:
1688:
1685:
1683:
1680:
1678:
1675:
1673:
1670:
1668:
1665:
1663:
1660:
1658:
1655:
1653:
1650:
1648:
1645:
1643:
1640:
1638:
1635:
1633:
1630:
1628:
1625:
1623:
1620:
1618:
1615:
1613:
1610:
1608:
1605:
1603:
1602:Liechtenstein
1600:
1598:
1595:
1593:
1590:
1588:
1585:
1583:
1581:
1578:
1576:
1573:
1571:
1568:
1566:
1563:
1561:
1558:
1556:
1553:
1551:
1548:
1546:
1543:
1541:
1538:
1536:
1533:
1531:
1528:
1526:
1523:
1521:
1518:
1516:
1513:
1511:
1508:
1506:
1503:
1501:
1498:
1496:
1493:
1491:
1488:
1486:
1483:
1481:
1478:
1476:
1473:
1472:
1470:
1466:
1462:
1461:Law in Europe
1455:
1450:
1448:
1443:
1441:
1436:
1435:
1432:
1420:
1417:
1415:
1414:South Ossetia
1412:
1410:
1407:
1405:
1402:
1400:
1397:
1396:
1394:
1388:
1382:
1379:
1375:
1372:
1370:
1367:
1365:
1362:
1360:
1357:
1356:
1355:
1352:
1350:
1347:
1345:
1342:
1340:
1337:
1335:
1332:
1330:
1327:
1325:
1322:
1320:
1317:
1315:
1312:
1310:
1307:
1305:
1302:
1300:
1297:
1295:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1285:
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1280:
1277:
1275:
1272:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1239:Liechtenstein
1237:
1235:
1232:
1230:
1227:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1218:
1215:
1213:
1210:
1208:
1205:
1203:
1200:
1198:
1195:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1170:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1153:
1150:
1148:
1145:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1109:
1107:
1103:
1098:
1091:
1086:
1084:
1079:
1077:
1072:
1071:
1068:
1050:
1046:
1039:
1025:
1018:
1004:
1000:
993:
979:
975:
968:
953:
949:
943:
929:
925:
918:
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898:
891:
875:
868:
862:
846:
839:
833:
819:
815:
809:
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710:
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683:
675:
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667:
659:
655:
649:
642:
629:
625:
619:
603:
602:
595:
593:
591:
589:
572:
571:
564:
548:
547:
540:
524:
523:
516:
500:
499:
492:
484:
480:
475:
470:
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427:
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309:
305:
300:
298:
294:
290:
286:
282:
281:Bernard Grech
278:
274:
269:
267:
266:expert clause
262:
260:
256:
251:
249:
245:
240:
238:
234:
229:
227:
223:
218:
216:
212:
208:
204:
200:
195:
193:
188:
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170:
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159:
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144:
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134:
131:
128:
125:
122:
121:
120:
117:
113:
111:
107:
103:
97:
88:
86:
85:double effect
82:
77:
75:
71:
67:
63:
62:Faroe Islands
59:
55:
51:
50:Liechtenstein
47:
43:
39:
35:
28:
25:
20:
16:
3197:Law of Malta
3131:Christianity
3086:Mifepristone
3081:Methotrexate
3061:Instillation
2985:Buffer zones
2624:
2457:Saudi Arabia
2286:South Africa
2281:Sierra Leone
2186:Burkina Faso
2056:Men's rights
2016:Fetal rights
1929:Abortion law
1782:Transnistria
1744:Vatican City
1419:Transnistria
1381:Vatican City
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