Madrid sees mass protest against abortion law

[Redfairen]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Thousands of demonstrators have marched in Spain's capital against the government's plan to restrict abortions. The roll back of abortion rights was announced in December.

Saturday's rally in Madrid was organized by women's groups and organizations that support reproductive rights. Shouting slogans and carrying banners that read "it is my right, it is my life," "allow mothers to decide" and "mothers and fathers in freedom," demonstrators crowded around a train station to greet more protesters arriving from northern Spain, marching then to the national parliament.

In December, the conservative People's Party (PP) government led by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy made good on its 2011 election promise to re-introduce laws severely curtailing the ability of women to abort a pregnancy.

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The new law would allow abortion only in cases of rape of a threat to the health of the mother, and oblige girls under 18 to get their parents' consent to have abortions.


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[nikto]

1. I'm sure that...

The Conservative supporters of the law fully-support anti-poverty social programs and improved education
and health services for those new babies, right?















And pigs are sprouting wings and flying all over the place.

[okaawhatever]

2. Who knew there were tea party types in Spain? Sad day for women there, I hope their protests

were seen and heard. The conservatives are taking over and need to be stopped.

[ReRe]

3. Women the world over need to boycott sex, period.

Keep it up until the men cry uncle and repeal their sexist laws. How's about that for a protest?

[SunSeeker]

4. Pretty easy boycott, since conservative men are repugnant. nt

[Spitfire of ATJ]

5. "the conservative People's Party (PP)"

PERFECT for a bunch of DICKS.