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3 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 2 AUGUST 2026 NEWS Exclusive discounts for Mapfre Clients! App Scan Scan Scan the QR Code the QR Code the QR Code & & & download download download the app now! the app now! the app now! Scan the QR Code & download the app now! group sceptical of widening testing for diseases the country," she said. She also argued that broad- ening the list of conditions for which doctors could test will allow more couples carrying se- rious inherited diseases to have healthy children. "Increasing the number of diseases, we can test for via PGT-M benefits the patient," she said. "It enables more people with different dis- eases to have children born free of disease." The current legal framework does not automatically exclude patients if their condition does not appear on the approved list of diseases. Schembri Deguara had said that if there is a known genetic condition incompati- ble with human life or results in very severe defects, fertility specialists can still apply to the Embryo Protection Authority for authorisation. "However, a broader list of approved condi- tions would be a nice thing," she added. Similarly, Nikita Alamango, president of Nisa Laburisti, the women's wing of the Labour Party, writing in MaltaToday had welcomed government's proposal to expand the list of diseases that may be tested through PGT-M. "Hundreds of genetic conditions can now be identified internationally, yet Maltese couples continue to have access to only a limited number," she said. "If we genuinely believe in re- productive healthcare, then our legislation must evolve along- side science," Alamango had written. MFOPD president Marthese Mugliette