News Item: : Thousands protest abortion law in Spain
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Posted by Wendy McElroy
Monday 08 March 2010 - 02:28:23
Thousands of people took to the streets in nearly 100 cities Sunday to protest against abortion and demand the nullification of the new law recently approved in Spain regulating voluntary interruption of pregnancy. The International March for Life 2010 was called by some 270 organisations with the aim of requesting the revocation of the law, which will go into force at the beginning of July and which sets 16 as the age of majority for a woman in deciding whether to end her pregnancy of up to 14 weeks. Under the slogan 'Spain Life Yes. In democracy one listens to the people', the largest demonstration was held in Madrid. [Ed.: Spain is interesting on the abortion issue largely because I view it as a bellwether for how other Catholic nations are likely to handle the issue.] (03/08/10)
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(Category: News Reports)
Posted by Wendy McElroy
Monday 08 March 2010 - 02:28:23
Thousands of people took to the streets in nearly 100 cities Sunday to protest against abortion and demand the nullification of the new law recently approved in Spain regulating voluntary interruption of pregnancy. The International March for Life 2010 was called by some 270 organisations with the aim of requesting the revocation of the law, which will go into force at the beginning of July and which sets 16 as the age of majority for a woman in deciding whether to end her pregnancy of up to 14 weeks. Under the slogan 'Spain Life Yes. In democracy one listens to the people', the largest demonstration was held in Madrid. [Ed.: Spain is interesting on the abortion issue largely because I view it as a bellwether for how other Catholic nations are likely to handle the issue.] (03/08/10)
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