Something is rotten in the state of Malta

“Something is rotten in the State of Denmark.”

So wrote William Shakespeare and rarely has the line felt more fitting to Malta.

Because something rotten has been exposed.

A foreign pro-choice organisation entered Malta and began offering abortion pills through a system where individuals can request access and receive them within a short timeframe. All of this, in a country where abortion is illegal.

And yet, no urgency. No political outcry. No visible enforcement. Just a lingering, deafening silence. Where is the police commissioner? And what do our members of parliament have to say?

Because this is not abstract. This is not theoretical. This is not a university debate or a panel discussion. This is the open facilitation of something that Maltese law clearly prohibits.

If the law matters, it should matter here. If it doesn’t, then let’s stop pretending. Because a law that is not enforced is not a law. It is theatre. And right now, it feels to me we are watching a performance.

Investigative reporting has now revealed that a woman, tested the system. Do you think that when she called this pro-abortion group anyone stopped to offer her support?

No effort was made to support her and encourage her to keep the baby. No attempt to explore alternatives was made. No indication that assistance—real help—might exist beyond ending the pregnancy.

And this is also the most shocking part of all.

Because when a woman reaches out, possibly afraid, possibly overwhelmed, our response should not be to present abortion as an option. It should be to support her. To ask what she needs. To stand with her. To ensure she is not alone.

Abortion should never be considered a solution. Because a society that truly cares does not offer the possibility of ending a life as a solution. It protects it and supports the woman who carries it.

And in all this, you may often hear the misleading assumption that, when monitored, abortion pills are simple, safe, and without consequence.

Or the equally misleading phrase “just a clump of cells” repeated with remarkable confidence. But modern embryology does not speak that language.

From fertilisation, a new, genetically distinct human organism exists. Even within the scientific community, this point is not at all especially controversial. A survey conducted by Steven Andrew Jacobs found overwhelming agreement (96% of biologists agreed) that a human organism begins at fertilisation. And this matters!

Because if what exists is already a human life, then the question is no longer about stages, convenience, or timing. It is about whether that life can be intentionally ended.

So again, the question remains. Where is the police commissioner? And what do our members of parliament have to say?

Because silence, in moments like this, is not neutral. It is a decision.

And yes, the safes have now been confirmed to be real. And rather than alarm, some reactions have expressed relief that access is indeed available. That, in itself, is deeply telling, and deeply, deeply sad.

So, the question is no longer whether something is rotten, but how long before we become rotten too.