Spaniards Reject Plan to Restrict Abortion
A new poll published in the Spanish daily newspaper El País
shows that Spain’s ruling conservative party is losing popularity in part
because of its recent effort to restrict abortion.
According
to Reuters, the draft law—which
would allow abortion only in cases of rape or if the pregnancy posed a serious
physical or mental health risk to the woman—has prompted dissent within the
People’s Party itself and across the country.
About
80 percent of Spaniards reject the plan, dubbed the “Gallardon law” after
its architect, Justice Minister Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon, the Metroscopia
poll showed, and 86 percent believe women should have the
right to choose.
Current abortion law in Spain allows for abortion up to
14-weeks of pregnancy. The proposed law would make the country one of the most
restrictive in Europe.