A small group of pro-choice campaigners gathered in front of parliament in a sit-down protest calling for MPs to debate a private member's bill to decriminalise abortion.
The group of around ten activists, carrying placards saying "women should decide their own fate" and "my body, my choice" sat in a row outside the Valletta building on Wednesday evening.
In an unprecedented move last week, Independent MP Marlene Farrugia presented a bill proposing that a woman is not penalised for having an abortion, which currently carries a maximum three-year prison term.
However the House Business Committee, which decides the agenda of the House, has so far failed to list it for debate. A request for abortion to be discussed within parliament's Health Committee has also been rejected.