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Spain Drops Anti-Abortion Measures Following Outcry

HeadlineSep 24, 2014

Spain has abandoned plans to impose some of the harshest anti-choice restrictions in Europe. While Spain currently allows abortion up to 14 weeks —– or 22 weeks in cases of fetal abnormalities –— the new measure would have allowed abortions only when the pregnancy resulted from rape or posed a serious threat to the pregnant person’s health. Following mass protests and polls which showed up to 80 percent of Spaniards opposed the new restrictions, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy withdrew the proposal on Tuesday. The bill’s chief architect, Spain’s justice minister, resigned following the move. Rajoy is now vowing to pursue requirements that 16- and 17-year-olds obtain parental consent before an abortion; similar restrictions are in place in many U.S. states.

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