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The Guardian by Jennifer Varela | Oct. 23, 2009 (Comment)

Zapatero's attempts at modest abortion reform have met with protests that reveal a dark truth about the Spanish psyche

But Zapatero has been met with significant opposition. Last Saturday, some sources estimate that more than 1 million met in Madrid's Plaza del Sol as part of the "Every Life Matters" campaign. Protesting under the banner, "Por la vida, la mujer, la maternidad" ("For life, women and motherhood"), the crowd rallied against the proposed relaxing of the current abortion law, one of the harshest in western Europe. The reforms will allow unrestricted termination ... Full Story »

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by Xenia Pineda - Oct. 26, 2009

This article was lacking quotes. It talks a lot about the history of spain and how the past is now affecting the possible outcome of Spain.

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by Brett Hetherington - Oct. 26, 2009

The most important words in this article are: "The bussing in of representatives from more than 40 countries..." So, not all of the supposed 1 million people who attended the protest are living in Spain. This means that it does not accurately reflect the opinions of Spaniards, who re-elected the progressive Zapatero a couple of years ago. This figure of one million at the march is also questionable. Some commentators have estimated that the crowd was closer to 60,000, though judging by the photo’s of the event this seems to me to be on the lower side of the truth. Equally important is the fact that the journalist who wrote the story (Jennifer Varela) is not living in Spain, though I disagree with commenters on the ... More »

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