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Spain's left-wing government has proposed making abortion a constitutional right, after Madrid's city council informed women about so-called "post-abortion syndrome".
This controversial development occurred on Tuesday, when the Madrid city council, controlled by the conservative Popular Party (PP), approved a far-right proposal that requires health institutions to inform women seeking abortions about this alleged syndrome.
The proposal claims that this syndrome can lead to alcohol and drug use, suicidal thoughts and an increased risk of cancer.
The proposal states that information about this alleged syndrome is being "deliberately hidden," arguing that abortion is "big business" being promoted by feminist ideology.
The PP initially defended the measures, but after widespread backlash, Madrid’s PP mayor, Jose Luis Almeida, admitted on October 2 that post-abortion syndrome is not a “scientifically recognized category.” He also said that informing women about it would not be mandatory.
Spain's Socialist Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, on October 3 accused the PP of "deciding to join the far right" and announced that he plans to present a proposal to Parliament to protect the right to abortion in the Constitution.
Constitutional reforms in Spain are difficult, as changes to the constitution require a three-fifths majority in parliament. This means that for any changes, Sanchez must secure support from conservative opposition lawmakers.
Spain decriminalized abortion in 1985 in cases of rape, if the fetus is deformed, or if the birth poses a serious physical or psychological risk to the mother.
The law was changed in 2010 to allow abortion on demand during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.
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