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Title: | Malta's political conundrum : Europe’s leading country for LGBTIQ rights and the ban on abortion |
Authors: | Harwood, Mark |
Keywords: | Sexual minorities -- Malta Abortion -- Law and legislation -- Malta Social Movements -- Malta Politics, Practical -- Malta |
Issue Date: | 2022 |
Publisher: | Routledge |
Citation: | Harwood, M. (2022). Malta’s Political Conundrum: Europe’s Leading Country for LGBTIQ Rights and the Ban on Abortion. International Journal of Sociology, 10.1080/00207659.2022.213993 |
Abstract: | Malta has become the world’s leading country for LGBTIQ rights while also being one of the few places in the world where abortion remains illegal under any circumstance. Building on studies which focus on Latin America, this article analyses why this small EU coun try has become socially liberal in many aspects while abortion remains taboo with a majority of the population holding anti-abor tion views. First, we outline the Maltese political system, a two-party system where single-party governments have enjoyed absolute con trol over parliamentary business for 60 years and where the Catholic Church is obliged, under the Constitution, to teach what is right and wrong. We then analyze whether issue networks, framing and timing provide an adequate framework within which to explain this differ ence in public policy before concluding on the short-term prospects of Malta changing its ban on abortion, especially as political support remains for the ban to be incorporated into the constitution. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/103406 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - InsEUS |
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