Lawyers4Choice

Lawyers4Choice (L4C) is an online community of independent legal professionals championing reproductive justice and comprehensive sexual health that forms part of the Voice4Choice coalition.

In contrast to the majority of European countries that have liberalised their abortion laws, allowing terminations within the first 12-14 weeks of pregnancy, Malta maintains exceptionally strict legislation. Abortions are only permitted in cases where the mother’s life is at grave risk, as outlined in the 2023 amendment. Global Context: A Comparative Overview Meanwhile, countries like France have taken proactive steps to safeguard reproductive rights, recently embedding the right to abortion in their constitution as a response to the erosion of such rights in the United States, particularly following the overturning of Roe v. Wade. This has sent a strong message across the world andRead More…