I was walking down Republic Street the day after Rebecca Gomperts gave a talk about abortion at a Valletta hotel.
As many people (mostly women) know that I am connected to her visit to Malta, they approached me and told me that they would have like to attend the talk but decided against because they saw the hotel's main door blocked by several nuns, old men and women. Several of them were in employment with the government and did not wish to be exposed.