Government Takes the First Step in Trying to Shield Abortion in the Constitution
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The Government has taken the first step on Tuesday to try to shield abortion in the Spanish Constitution. The Council of Ministers has approved the preliminary draft reform that proposes to amend article 43 of the Magna Carta, concerning the right to health, and a fourth paragraph will be included with the right to voluntary termination of pregnancy. The new paragraph that intends to include the Executive will therefore be reflected in a separat…
The reform proposal was agreed in the last hours by PSOE and Sumar and consists in recognizing the voluntary termination of pregnancy in Article 43, through a fourth new point
The Government presents its proposal for a reform that will protect the right to abortion in the Constitution this Tuesday after the Council of Ministers. After days of negotiations, the formula agreed between PSOE and Sumar provides for a fourth paragraph in Article 43 of the Constitution, which would remain so, according to the text to which EL COUNTRY has had access: Continue reading
Feminists fear a possible rollback of abortion protections with the government's proposal: "It's a no-brainer" Jesús Hellín - Europa Press - Archive The Alliance Against the Erasure of Women has expressed its concern over the government's proposal to constitutionally protect the right to abortion. The feminist organization considers the initiative "a no-brainer" and fears it could weaken current protections. "Right now, the proposal is a no-brai…
La Moncloa, Madrid, Tuesday, October 14, 2025The Government has also activated the procedure for all the autonomous communities to comply with the obligation to have a register of objectors regarding this right of women.Reference from the Council of Ministers


The Government's decision to recognize the right to abortion in a new section of Article 43 of the Constitution, i.e. among the guiding principles and not among the fundamental rights contained in Title I, has aroused criticism. To add, for example, it has asked the PSOE to improve the proposal because "a generic reference is useless", while jurists and experts have warned that its inclusion among the guiding principles has more limited and less…
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