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Demonstrators in Spain protest new abortion law
AFP via Yahoo! News ^ | July 3, 2010

Posted on 07/03/2010 6:20:59 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Hundreds of people on Saturday staged a protest outside Spain's highest court to demand the suspension of a new more liberal abortion law, two days before it was to take effect.

The Socialist government's new abortion reforms -- which notably allow all women to end their pregnancies up until 14 weeks -- take effect on Monday.

Last year around 115,000 abortions were carried out in Spain, according to the health ministry.

The vast majority took place in private clinics and were justified on the grounds that the pregnancy posed a "psychological risk" for the health of the woman.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: abortion; catholic; catholicism; catholics; cultureofdeath; prolife; romancatholic; romancatholicism; romancatholics; socialism; spain; zapatero

1 posted on 07/03/2010 6:21:01 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I guess this means the King of Spain is no longer His Catholic Majesty.


2 posted on 07/03/2010 6:33:44 AM PDT by Daveinyork
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To: Daveinyork

He’s just a figurehead you know. On the other hand Spaniards take their politics quite seriously. The pro-abortion crowd is definitely taking a major risk here.


3 posted on 07/03/2010 6:53:49 AM PDT by muawiyah
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To: Daveinyork

This is the government Spain elected when it decided to cut and run from the war against radical Islam.

A cowardly, selfish government that believes man can perfect itself and has the right to kill anyone it deems a drain on their socialist system.

With 20% unemployment, we see how well that is working out for Spain so far.


4 posted on 07/03/2010 6:54:02 AM PDT by Longbow1969
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The Jihadi bombings broke Spain’s spirit and took it’s soul, and replaced them with fear and self loathing.


5 posted on 07/03/2010 8:08:25 AM PDT by Spok (Free Range Republican)
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