Pro-life monument
President of Malta unveils National Pro-Life Monument, from the American news agency LifeNews.com:
Eddie Fenech Adami, the president of Malta has unveiled a national pro-life monument commissioned by the national pro-life group Gift of Life. Malta, an overwhelmingly Catholic country, has long been considered one of the most pro-life nations in the world and abortion is illegal there. The ceremony marking the introduction of the memorial to unborn children took place on March 25, a symbolic date many Christians use to symbolize the day Mary conceived Jesus. In late 2004, the United Nations placed Malta on a "hit list" of pro-life nations to be pressured to change their laws. Maltese bishops criticized a document released by a UN committee urging the nation to consider allowing abortions in cases of rape or incest or to protect the health of the mother. In a statement, the bishops called the recommendation "objectionable" and "unacceptable" and urged Malta residents to continue protecting the right to life of unborn children from conception.
posted by Robert Micallef at 3/27/2006 07:55:00 AM
Wow. It would be unthinkable for the Prime Minister here in Canada to unveil a momument like this (whether he's pro-life or not). I think a civil war would ensue.
I am "pro life" but probably my idea of "pro life" is not the same as the President's idea of pro life.
Being "pro life" is a persons personal decision and I think this monument was a waste of money as well as being a clear sign that Malta doesn't want to move from it's rather too conservative way of thinking.
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