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Il-ġimgħa kompla d-dibattitu dwar l-emendi għall-Att dwar il-Protezzjoni tal-Embrijuni. Minkejja n-numru ta’ emendi li ġew proposti, kemm mill-Partit Nazzjonalista u kemm mis-soċjetà ċivili, il-Gvern ma aċċetta xejn minnhom u ma għamel xejn biex naqqas u illimita r-riskji għan-numru ta’ embrijuni li ser jiġu iffriżati. Anzi, n-numru ta’ embrijuni li jistgħu jiġu iffriżati żdied għal tlieta f’kull każ.

Fil-liġi tneħħiet ukoll ir-riferenza li kien hemm qabel, li f’kull deċiżjoni l-Qrati għandhom ipoġġu l-ewwel l-aqwa interess tat-tfal. Għalfejn din tneħħiet, għadna ma fhimniex.

Il-Partit Nazzjonalista baqa’, f’kull stadju, il-vuċi tal-aktar persuna vulnerabbli, it-tarbija fil-ġuf. Sfortunatament, din mhix l-ewwel priorità ta’ dan il-Gvern. Ser jibqa’ għaddej bl-emendi tiegħu, u ser iwitti t-triq għal soċjetà li ħa toħloq tfal a priori b’ġenitur wieħed, tfal li ma jistgħu qatt isiru jafu min huma l-ġenituri bijoloġiċi tagħhom, u soċjetà fejn il-mara ser tiġi meqjusa bħala oġġett għal kiri. Fuq l-aħħar punt, huwa tal-iskantament kif kull fejn daħlet is-surrogazija fid-dinja, il-gruppi femministi kollha tkellmu b’vuċi waħda kontrieha, iżda f’Malta l-gruppi femministi baqgħu ilkoll siekta. Kont nistenna aħjar minn dawk li suppost jiddefendu d-drittijiet u d-dinjità tal-mara.

Dan ma kienx l-unika episodju f’ġimgħa fejn ħarġet ċara l-arroganza li ħakmet lil dan il-Gvern, li jħoss li jista’ jibqa’ għaddej minn fuq kollox u minn fuq kulħadd. L-istess qed jiġri fin-nomini tal-Imħallfin fil-Qrati tagħna. Ftit tax-xhur ilu, il-Gvern, biex attaparsi jurina li ser jagħmel il-proċess tal-ħatra tal-Imħallfin iktar trasparenti u indipendenti, kien waqqaf Kumitat għal Ħatriet fil-Ġudikatura li kien ser jagħmel skrutinju tan-nomini li jressaqlu l-Gvern. 



F’Jannar ta’ din is-sena, dan l-istess Kumitat kien irrifjutata l-ħatra ta’ Consuelo Scerri Herrera bħala Imħallef għax ikkonkluda li l-imġieba tagħha ma kinetx tixraq il-pożizzjoni li tokkupa. Wara konklużjoni bħal dik, minflok ma l-Gvern ressaq isimha għal impeachment, issa sirna nafu li beħsiebu jibqa’ għaddej, u reġa’ nnomina lil Scerri Herrera, li tiġi oħt il-Ministru Herrera, għal Imħallef. Il-Gvern, fil-liġi li fassal hu stess, mhux obbligat jisma mir-rakkomandazzjoni ta’ dan il-Kumitat, u jista’ jisfidah u jibqa’ għaddej. Pero’ jkun qed juri li waqqaf dan il-Kumitat biss għall-parenza, u li fil-verità lest jibqa’ għaddej jinnomina lil min irid u lil min ifettilu, anke lil min ma jixraqlux.



Nħarsu l-interess nazzjonali



Fejn jidħol l-interess nazzjonali, m’hemmx tidwir. Konna u nibqgħu npoġġu l-interess u r-reputazzjoni ta’ pajjiżna l-ewwel. Anke fil-każ tal-vapur Aquarius, filwaqt li rridu naraw li Malta tibqa’ konformi mal-liġijiet internazzjonali u tħares l-obbligi kollha tagħha, u nassiguraw li tingħata għajnuna umanitarji u li fl-ebda ħin ma jitpoġġew fil-periklu l-ħajjiet tan-nies, pero’ irridu nkunu sodi ma’ min ma jridx junura l-obbligi tiegħu u jrid jagħmilha tal-bully fuqna. Hawnhekk l-Unjoni Ewropea trid tgħaddi mill-paroli għall-fatti, u ma jistax ikun li tħalli l-pajjiż tal-Mediterran jargumentaw bejniethom biex jaffaċċjaw din il-problema. Din hi problema komuni, hemm obbligi komuni, u l-pajjiż l-oħra tal-Unjoni Ewropea ma jistgħux jippriedkaw is-solidarjetà meta mbagħad ifarfru milli jagħtu sehem komuni għal din il-kwistjoni. Fil-fora Ewropej, il-Partit Nazzjonalista ħa jkompli jkun voċiferu biex l-Unjoni Ewropea tgħaddi minn summits u rakkomandazzjonijiet għal direttivi u front komuni.

Dan l-artiklu deher fin-Nazzjon tal-Erbgħa 20 ta' Ġunju 2018.

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