Dropped anti-abortion bill must usher in better protection of women’s rights in Spain

Headline Title: Dropped anti-abortion bill must usher in better protection of women’s rights in Spain 23 September 2014 The abandoning of a draconian anti-abortion bill that threatened the health, dignity and lives of women and girls in Spain is a step in a positive direction, Amnesty International said today. “We’re glad that the Spanish Prime Minister has finally scuppered this retrogressive anti-abortion bill, but the fact remains it should never have been on the legislature’s books in the first place,” said Esteban Beltrán, Director at Amnesty International Spain. “The…

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