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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bevan Hurley

Andrea Prudente: American tourist denied abortion in Malta sues government for breach of human rights

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An American woman who was denied a life-saving abortion while on holiday in Malta is suing its Government, alleging the country’s total ban on the procedure breached her human rights.

Andrea Prudente was on a babymoon vacation with husband Jay Weeldreyer on the island nation in June when she began bleeding profusely.

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