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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bevan Hurley

American woman denied life-saving abortion after suffering miscarriage in Malta asked husband to punch her

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An American woman who suffered an incomplete miscarriage while vacationing in Malta considered asking her husband to hit her in the stomach “as hard as he could” after she was denied a life-saving abortion.

Andrea Prudente, 38, and Jay Weeldreyer, 45, who are both from near Seattle, Washington, arrived in Malta on 5 June for a “babymoon” vacation.

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