After being denied abortion in Malta, U.S. lady fled in fear for her life

• Andrea Prudente, 38, is 16 weeks pregnant; but has been told her pregnancy will not survive.
• Malta is the only European Union country where terminations are banned in all cases.
• Any doctor performing an abortion there could face up to four years in prison.

After being denied abortion in Malta, U.S. lady fled in fear for her life. While on vacation in Malta, the only nation in the European Union where abortions are outright not allowed; Andrea Prudente experienced the signs of a miscarriage. Despite experiencing miscarriage symptoms while on vacation in Malta; the only member of the European Union that forbids abortion in all circumstances; an American woman was denied an abortion and now fears for her life.

After experiencing significant bleeding for the first time while on vacation last week, Andrea Prudente, 38; got information that her pregnancy, which is 16 weeks along; will not survive.
Women’s rights organizations claim that she currently faces a risk of infection; and other major health issues, which could ultimately lead to her own death.

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However, any doctor performing an abortion in Malta might face up to four years in prison. Should the Supreme Court reverse the historic Roe v. Wade ruling; abortion rights advocates and physicians have warned that situations like these could become increasingly frequent in the US.

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