"The 15 black boxes aim to provide practical help to women grappling with the EU's strictest abortion laws; anyone who is less than nine weeks pregnant and in need of an abortion is invited to send an email to obtain the location and codes to access the pills."
"It's just archaic, in that sense, compared with the rest of Europe. It's such a violation of women's rights that's still happening there."
"The only thing that we did is to make sure that they're available there for women instead of having them wait for the mail."
"Malta's strict laws were thrust into the international spotlight in 2022 after an American suffered an incomplete miscarriage while on holiday in the EU country."
Rights campaigners in Malta have installed lockboxes containing abortion pills to address the country's near-total ban on abortion. The initiative aims to assist women under nine weeks pregnant by providing access to the pills through email requests. In the first week, 16 women reached out, indicating a significant demand for abortion services. The campaign, which defies local laws permitting abortion only when a woman's life is at risk, has sparked debate and prompted calls for police investigations from anti-abortion groups. Malta's restrictive laws gained international attention following a case involving a woman who suffered a miscarriage.
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