A Maltese court has dismissed Andrea Prudente’s constitutional case, ruling that Malta’s abortion laws did not violate her fundamental rights during her 2022 medical emergency.According to Times of Malta, Prudente, a US national, was 14 weeks pregnant when her waters broke while on holiday in Malta. After doctors refused to terminate her pregnancy under the country’s laws at the time, she was flown to Spain, where the pregnancy was ended.In a judgment delivered last week, Judge Miriam Hayman concluded that medical evidence showed Prudente was not facing an imminent risk to her life while receiving treatment in Malta and that she had been given appropriate medical care.The judge also stated that Prudente had been “used” by pro-choice activists to advance calls for broader legal changes, saying she had been placed under significant emotional pressure during the ordeal.The court also rejected the argument that Malta’s subsequent legal amendments allowing abortion in limited life-threatening circumstances amounted to an admission that the previous law breached fundamental rights.What do you make of the court’s ruling?Photo: Gofundme•