Andrea Prudente has undergone her pregnancy termination in Spain after being denied one in Malta despite major health risks.

Lara Dimitrijevic, the head of the Women’s Rights Foundation, made the announcement online earlier today.

Prudente, who was 16 weeks pregnant, suffered serious medical problems while on holiday in Malta and was told by doctors that her placenta had become partially detached and there was “zero chance” her pregnancy would be a success.

She said Malta’s medical staff advised her that her only options were to wait for the foetus’s heartbeat to stop or for her to develop an infection, after which they could terminate the pregnancy.

Prudente’s story has captured the attention of the international media, placing a spotlight on Malta, which has some of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the world.

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