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NEWS 5 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 11 JANUARY 2023 NICOLE MEILAK A lobby group of anti-abortion doctors have appealed to MPs to take into account court testimo- ny from a Constitutional Case, filed by an American woman who was refused an abortion in Malta before, before voting on bill amending abortion laws in the coming days. Doctors for Life Malta issued a statement in response to recent testimony from obstetricians who were taking care of the pa- tient Andrea Prudente that they claim revealed the pro-abortion lobby's manipulation of the case to suit their agenda. The group claimed that Pru- dente's life was never at risk due to her condition, which was Premature Prelabour Rupture of Membranes (PPROM) before viability. Prudente's plight made inter- national headlines last June, after doctors at Mater Dei Hospital re- fused to terminate her pregnancy since the foetus still had a heart- beat. The woman's lawyers said that Malta's complete ban on abor- tion prevented doctors from carrying out the procedure – in the process avoiding serious, life-threatening complications for the mother - without facing serious criminal charges. Doctors for Life claimed that obstetricians were managing her condition as per normal practice, and that they were not holding back from terminating the preg- nancy because it was unnecessary and unethical to do so. The statement went on to claim that the only pressure on the obstetricians came from the pro-abortion lobby, misinforma- tion in the media, and a lack of statement from the Health Min- istry to clarify the medical facts. They also asserted that pro- choice lobbyist Prof. Stabile went "beyond advocacy" by alleged- ly contacting the consultant in charge of Prudente's care and pressuring him with the words, "You know what to do." They asserted that the amend- ment was proposed in reaction to Prudente's case and that it must ensure the safety of the moth- er's life while also protecting the unborn child against intentional and direct harm. Anti-abortion doctors urge MPs to hear Prudente court testimony before abortion law vote Doctors for Life Malta claim Andrea Prudente's life was never at risk after suffering a premature rupture of membranes Iċ-Chief Executive Officer, Awtorita' tad-Djar, jgħarraf illi:- Offerti magħluqin għall-Avviżi li ġejjin għandhom jintefgħu fil-kaxxa tal-offerti tal-Awtorita' tad-Djar, 22, Triq Pietro Floriani, Floriana, sal-10.00 a.m. ta' nhar il-Ġimgħa, 27 ta' Jannar 2023. Irid isir ħlas ta' €20 għad-dokumenti tal-offerta u jistgħu jinkisbu mill-Awtorità tad-Djar. L-Awtorità żżomm id-dritt li tirrifjuta kull offerta, anke l-aktar waħda vantaġġuża. Avviż Nru. 1/2023. Bejgħ tale quale ta' Garaxx Nru. 36, Blata l-Għolja, Triq ir-Refuġjati, Mosta. Offer taħt € 41,900 ma jiġux ikkunsidra . Bejgħ tale quale ta' Garaxx Nru. 37, Blata l-Għolja, Triq ir-Refuġjati, Mosta. Offer taħt € 40,600 ma jiġux ikkunsidra . Avviż Nru. 2/2023. MINISTERU GĦALL-AKKOMODAZZ JONI SOĊ JALI U AFFORDABBLI GVERN TA' MALTA Bejgħ tale quale ta' Garaxx Nru. 3, Blokk F, Triq Jean Houel, Ta' Ġiorni. Offer taħt € 27,800 ma jiġux ikkunsidra . Dan l-avviz huwa suġġe għad-dri tal-ewwel ri ut. Avviż Nru. 3/2023. Andrea Prudente and her partner Jay Weeldreyer at Mater Dei Hospital KURT SANSONE LUCA and Mia were the most popular names for boys and girls respectively last year, in- formation obtained from Iden- tity Malta shows. The two most popular Mal- tese names, utilising the Mal- tese alphabet, were Ġanni and Luċija. It was only in December 2020 that the Maltese alphabet started being used to register names at the Public Registry after Identity Malta invested in new software. Prior to this, letters could not be written with the dot on top. The first official name to be registered in Maltese that month was Ġanni and that name has remained a popular choice with parents opting for Maltese names for their chil- dren. There were 3,978 babies born in 2022. The top four names for boys in Malta in 2022 were Luca, Liam, Noah and Matteo. Just a year earlier, the most popular boys' names were Matteo, Lu- ca and Noah. The four top girl names in 2022 were Mia, Emma, Nina and Giulia. Emma and Mia had also been the top two popular names in 2021, swap- ping places just a year later. Luca and Mia are most popular names for 2022