Home Thomas BAJADA

Ivvutajt favur din ir-riżoluzzjoni għax nemmen illi d-drittijiet tan-nisa, speċjalment fejn jidħol il-ħarsien tas-saħħa u l-edukazzjoni, huma pilastru essenzjali biex tiġi mogħtija opportunità ugwali lil kull mara, irrispettivament mill-oriġini tagħha. L-edukazzjoni u s-saħħa huma s-sinsla ta' kull soċjetà moderna. Globalment, dawn id-drittijiet bażiċi għadhom mhux garantiti. Għandha tingħata prijorità sabiex il-mara tkun tista' tgħix ħajja ugwalment denja.
B’referenza għas-suġġett tal-abort bħala dritt legali mad-dinja kollha, irridu nagħrfu li f’diversi pajjiżi, inkluż f’Malta, dan jibqa' suġġett ferm kontroversjali u, sfortunatament, ippolarizzat. Minħabba nuqqas ta’ forma strutturata għal diskussjoni nazzjonali f’Malta, l-opinjonijiet fuq iż-żewġ naħat m’għandhomx lok adegwat għal diskussjoni serja u bbażata fuq data xjentifika.
Konsultazzjoni pubblika, serja u trasparenti hija essenzjali biex il-poplu jkollu l-opportunità jesprimi fehmtu b'mod oġġettiv. Kwalunkwe diskussjoni trid tkun immexxija minn evidenza xjentifika, mhux minn retorika politika. Irridu niddistingwu bejn deċiżjonijiet imsejsa fuq pożizzjonijiet personali, u dawk li verament jirriflettu l-interessi ta' soċjetà b'saħħitha u inklużiva.
Dan huwa suġġett li jitlob riflessjoni profonda, bilanċjata u apolitiċizzata, sabiex verament tiġi mmaturata x-xewqa tal-poplu Malti.
Finalment, id-drittijiet fundamentali tal-bniedem, inklużi dawk tan-nisa, għandhom jibqgħu prijorità, anke meta nindirizzaw suġġetti kontroversjali. Bħala komunità, għandna nersqu lejn dawn it-temi b’approċċ serju, fattwali u kostruttiv, u bi spazju adegwat għall-vuċi tal-poplu Malti kollu.

In my view, the decision to upgrade the Security and Defence Subcommittee (SEDE) to a fully-fledged committee is deeply concerning. This move risks overlapping with the existing mandate of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs, which already addresses internal security issues. More importantly, it signals a shift towards a European Union increasingly defined as a defence union. Such a transformation overlooks the constitutional implications for neutral Member States, like Malta, which joined an EU based on its founding principles as a union of peace, economic cooperation, and its four freedoms: not as a defence union.
Additionally, the decision to split health policy from the Committee on Environment, Public Health, and Food Safety (ENVI) undermines the inherent connection between these areas. This fragmentation weakens the ability of MEPs working on environment and food safety to fully consider the health impacts of their policies, diminishing the coherence of efforts to protect EU citizens.