Abortion debate opens Spain's wounds | Comment is free
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 »
Posted by Brett Hetherington
