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PROF. ISABEL STABILE
President non-committal
over embryo testing
MARTA VELLA
The actreess
tells all in our
weekly Q&A
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KURT SANSONE
PRESIDENT George Vella (pic-
tured) has remained non-com-
mittal as to whether he will sign
into law a Bill introducing genet-
ic testing of embryos produced
by in-vitro fertilisation.
"We will cross the bridg-
es when we come to them," a
spokesperson told MaltaToday
when asked whether the Presi-
dent had any moral objections
to pre-implantation genetic di-
agnosis (PGD) and whether he
will refuse to sign the law.
Any act of parliament re-
quires the President's signature
to become law and refusal to do
so could create a constitutional
crisis.
Abortion should be a choice
in Malta, and women be
allowed to proceed without
fear of imprisonment MT2
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Genetic testing
of IVF embryos
may encounter
presidential
resistance
MATT BONANNO
on the power of
punching up
INTERIVEW MT2
But seriously...
Malta has high
rate of teachers
reporting severe
stress PAGE 3
Vaccination
opens to
over-30s
COVID-19
MALTA will be opening its COV-
ID-19 vaccination programme for
vaccinees aged over 30, as the is-
land's vaccination reaches more
universal coverage.
MaltaToday was told that vacci-
nation certificates will be available
from end of May.
Maltese residents with vaccination
passports will also be allowed to
travel to red countries, while at the
moment travel to these countries is
banned except by permission of the
Superintendent for Pub-
lic Health.
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A new dilemma on IVF - testing for hereditary
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