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Thousands of Protesters in Spain Urge to Tighten Anti-Abortion Legislation

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Thousands of Protesters in Spain Urge to Tighten Anti-Abortion Legislation

18:18 GMT 14.03.2015 (Updated: 18:43 GMT 14.03.2015)

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Thousands of the demonstrators marched in Madrid, urging the government to tighten the country’s anti-abortion legislation.

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MADRID (Sputnik) — Thousands of Spaniards marched in Madrid on Saturday, urging the government to tighten the country’s anti-abortion legislation, local media reported.

The demonstrators were waving white flags and carrying posters, which said “Every life matters!”

"Every Life Matters": 1.5 million people march against #abortion in #Spain. http://t.co/BUf9CVAXgc #AquiEstoy22N pic.twitter.com/x0icdgpEve
— CitizenGO (@CitizenGO) November 22, 2014

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, during his election campaign in 2011 promised to tighten the country’s anti-abortion law, but abandoned the plan last September because of the disagreement within the Popular Party.

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Rajoy proposed to implement a different reform instead, urging 16 and 17-year-old girls to seek parents’ permission before having an abortion. However, anti-abortion campaigners were not satisfied with the changes.

At the moment, women in Spain can have an abortion if they are less than 14 weeks pregnant.

The demonstrators warned on Saturday that Rajoy and his party will lose many votes in this year’s general election if his decision to cancel anti-abortion reform is final.

According to the Spanish Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality, over 108,000 cases of abortion were reported in the country in 2013.