March 2, 2020

Abortion on Demand a Step Too Far For Spanish Right


CLASH RODRIGUEZ LAW STREET CRIME PHYSICAL PRACTICE INTERPRET PROCEDURE EXPECT 16 SMOKE ACTIVIST DEMONSTRATION

   A move to allow ___ on demand for Spanish ___ is provoking a virulent ___ between the conservative clergy ___ the socialist government of ___ Zapatero, whose gay marriage ___ drove hundreds of thousands ___ people on to the ___.

   Currently it is a ___ to have an abortion ___ a woman can prove ___ she was raped, that ___ foetus is malformed or ___ the pregnancy endangers her ___ or mental health. In ___, however, the law is ___ liberally across a network ___ private clinics, which perform ___ than 100,000 abortions a ___.
   The new abortion law, ___ would also allow the ___ up to 22 weeks ___ a doctor’s certificate, is ___ to be approved before ___ summer, with a provision ___ would allow girls over ___ to have an abortion ___ parental consent. “They can’t ___, they can’t drink alcohol, ___ nevertheless they can abort ___ their parents’ permission”, said ___ spokeswoman for the Right ___ Life movement.
   Thousands of ___ are expected to join ___ throughout Spain this weekend. Hundreds of doctors, scientists and other Spanish professionals also signed a manifesto earlier this month rejecting the government’s plans.

   However, apparently only 15% of Spaniards oppose abortion under any condition, and 45% support abortion on demand. A survey found 65% of Spaniards support abortion in the first three months. Women’s groups also welcome the proposed reforms but also call for other measures, such as sex education in schools. A feminist coalition launched a counter-offensive to the church on Friday, with posters that say “For motherhood with liberty and abortion with security”.

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Have  fun....and take care! 265 SEP-2009