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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 22 AUGUST 2021
PHOTO BY EDWINA GRIMA
EYEWITNESS
An ode to all women suffering in
silence: on Friday 20 August, Young
Progressive Beings, Women's Rights
Foundation, and fellow supporters
gathered near Triton Fountain to
commemorate the exhibition of the
collaborative photography project
of Emma Grima X YPB: 'Unspoken
Truths'.
The staging of this impactful
photoshoot took place one year
ago, where people from a diverse
set of backgrounds put aside
their differences to form a united
front against the criminalisation
of abortion. Gathering early on
a Sunday morning in Valletta,
participants stood at a safe social
distance, dressed in black, holding
clothes hangers that symbolise the
lack of safe abortion services in
Malta, forcing women to resort to
unsafe methods.
Photographer Emma Grima, as well
as representatives from both Young
Progressive Beings and Women
Rights Foundation marked the event
with speeches, shedding light on the
damage caused by Malta's blanket
ban on abortion.
Malta is the only European Union
country with a blanket ban on
abortion, and one of just four
countries in the world to have such
restrictive laws. This has resulted
in immeasurable suffering and dire
mental and physical health risks.
The photography project aims to
address this human rights breach
by highlighting the prevalence of
unsafe abortion methods in Malta.
Unspoken
Truths
