Spain bans abortion

[Johan]

Spain Proposes First Bill in EU to Reverse Legalized Abortion

Spain is set to become the first European Union member to reverse a decision to legalize abortion after Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy proposed outlawing terminations that have been permitted since 2010.

“This was in our electoral program,” Rajoy told reporters in Brussels. Spain’s Cabinet approved the draft law today, Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria told reporters in Madrid.

Rajoy is tapping into the base of his People’s Party, whose popularity has waned amid the deepest slump in Spain’s democratic history. Unemployment (UMRTEMU) remains above 25 percent after three years of tax increases and budget cuts.
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“The PP knew it wanted to do this and now seems to be the moment to reap maximum benefit at the least cost,” Ken Dubin, a political scientist at IE business school in Madrid and Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, in the U.K., said in a telephone interview. “It’s further away from the election, enough not to alienate non true believers, and close enough to activate the key PP constituency at a moment when support could be flagging.”

Rajoy said he wants to restore legislation passed in 1985 which created permissible exceptions, such as preserving the health of the mother. Under Socialist Premier Jose Luis Zapatero, women’s “freely planned maternity rights” were recognized, enabling them to terminate their pregnancy until the end of its 14th week.

Spain would be the first country in the 28-member EU to backpedal after legalizing abortion. According to data published by the United Nations, Malta, Ireland, Poland, Finland, the U.K., Cyprus and Luxemburg are the only nations that still punish women for ending pregnancy save in specified cases.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...irst-bill-in-eu-to-reverse-legalized-abortion

 

[Will E Worm]

Good for Spain! :coolthumb:

 

[bobjustbob]

My problem with abortion is when it becomes a substitute for sexual safety and family planning. This kind of irresponsible behavior shouldn't be paid for by the masses. We shouldn't make it a crime though.

 

[Mr_Stiffy]

Good news, now they can go back to the dark ages where unwanted pregnancies are dealt with under the radar and the mother-to-be is dragged off to see an aunt or friend of the family that "understands these things" and is forced to drink "Moon Tea" or whatever shite, or have a nasty encounter involving a bathtub and a coat hanger. Best be careful there, Maria. Plus pregnancies that a girl might have wanted to conceal from her partner or family will now always come out. That NEVER has terrible and tragic consequences, does it?

I expect a spate of "Illegal amateur abortion ends in tragedy" or "Girl disappears in mysterious circumstances" stories to break in the wake of this. Shambolic.

 

[Lacey Black]

Sad to see a country take a step backwards but hopefully they don't actually pass the bill.

 

[zeeblofowl_1969]

Good for Spain! :coolthumb:

You are such a dark ages, reactionary, dinosaur.

 

[Philbert]

Spain is among the least socially developed EU countries, a bit primitive...very Catholic.
It will backfire politically...

 

[Will E Worm]

You are such a dark ages, reactionary, dinosaur.

You wish. :tongue: