Updated 8.31 with request for health committee debate rejection
The agenda-setting House Business Committee made no reference to a private member s bill to decriminalise abortion when it met on Monday.
A request for abortion to be debated within parliament s health committee was rejected.
Independent MP Marlene Farrugia gave notice of the bill last week but it is up to the committee to decide if and when it would be put on the agenda of the House.
Leader of the House Chris Fearne and government whip Glen Bedingfield listed bills and motions due to be debated in the coming two weeks in parliament but made no mention of the private member s bill.