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Bioethical debate and study have increased in scope and significance over the past two decades. The most deontological approach to this debate is culturally related and reflects also the religious nature/involvement of the topics discussed. This chapter overviews the infrastructure available, namely, the Bioethics Consultative Committee, the Ministries’ Health Ethics Committee, various research ethics committees, and public debate. Then some topics which have created controversy are discussed in detail, including in vitro fertilization, artificial nutrition and hydration, abortion, and primary health care.

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  1. Bioethics Research Programme, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, 2080, Msida, Malta

    Pierre Mallia M.D., M. Phil., MA., Ph.D., MRCP., FRCGP (Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Patients’ Rights and Bioethics, Coordinator, Bioethics Research Programme, University of Malta, Chairman, Health Ethics Committee, Ministry of Health)

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  1. Pierre Mallia M.D., M. Phil., MA., Ph.D., MRCP., FRCGP
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  1. Pittsburgh, USA

    Henk A.M.J. ten Have

  2. Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland

    Bert Gordijn

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Mallia, P. (2014). Malta. In: ten Have, H., Gordijn, B. (eds) Handbook of Global Bioethics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2512-6_38

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