Maltas leading ALS activist Bjorn Formosa believes euthanasia should be made available for certain cases.

Im a terminal patient. Im not in favour of euthanasia personally, Im in favour of life and Im ready to live until Im 100, Formosa clarified when asked his position on L-Erbga Fost Il-imga.

However, the activist said, his organisation encounters patients with the most unforgiving diseases, people often hidden away from the publics knowledge.

ALS and Huntingtons disease are some of the worse diseases out there, Formosa continued.

There are also extremes, like locked-in syndrome, when a patient is completely paralysed they cant even blink but are conscious of whats happening. Imagine spending day after day without being able to move. Its not my place to tell such a desperate person that they need to live.

If I lost my faculty of speech and ability to move my eyes, how would I do the work Im doing? We need to understand each individuals case and their sense of life, the ALS activist added.

Active euthanasia and assisted suicide are illegal in Malta, but the debate has reached national discourse.

Prime Minister Robert Abela has called for a serious discussion on the issue after Deputy Leader Daniel Micallef made a public appeal for a debate after his father battled a serious illness before dying. On a European level, MEP Cyrus Engerer had told this newsroom that he was in favour of having the choice in Malta.

Lovin Malta also interviewed Maltese assisted-dying campaigner Sam Debattista who was diagnosed with Huntingtons Disease at the age of 17.

However, it seems Maltas MPs are still cold to the idea of introducing legislation on euthanasia.

Read Lovin Maltas analysis on the state of euthanasia debate on Malta and around the world here.

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