Madrid, Spain, Aug 5, 2010 / 10:12 am
Pro-life associations in Spain said this week that a 6-5 ruling by the country’s Constitutional Court refusing to suspend the new law on abortion demonstrates how the legislation is “profoundly dividing Spanish society.”
The president of the Forum on the Family, Benigno Blanco, told Europa Press that since the law has taken effect, “Society is more defenseless in matters of rights and freedoms.” He noted that this is especially true regarding “the right to life of the unborn and the freedom of women to receive help when facing the issue of abortion.”
Blanco said the court should issue a ruling as soon as possible declaring “the unconstitutionality of the law.”
“The court needs to be reminded that a month has already passed and many abortions have taken place,” he added.