American woman who suffered a miscarriage while on vacation in Malta is left fearing for her life

An American woman who began suffering from a miscarriage while on vacation in Malta is now fearing for her life because doctors have refused to terminate the pregnancy over a ‘viable’ heartbeat – despite the fetus having little chance of survival and a ‘ruptured membrane,’ which could ultimately kill the expecting mother.

Andrea Prudente, 38, and her husband, Jay Weeldreyer, 45, from Seattle, Washington, were visiting the European island when she suddenly developed heavy bleeding and went to the hospital.

The expecting mother, who was 16-weeks pregnant at the time, thought she had suffered from a miscarriage, and an ultrasound showed ‘ruptured membranes and a detached placenta’ – however, the fetus still had a heartbeat.

According to a Facebook post made by Doctors for Choice Malta – a…