https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed MPs in Spain's Parliament on Thursday voted through a bill granting paid medical leave to women who suffer from severe period pain, becoming the first European country to advance such legislation. https://www.thelocal.es/20221216/confirmed-spain-will-have-europes-first-paid-menstrual-leave Fri, 16 Dec 2022 09:20:07 +0100 confirmed-spain-will-have-europes-first-paid-menstrual-leave With news that millions of women across the United States could soon lose their right to an abortion, we look at what the abortion laws are in Spain and find out if women overseas can fly to Spain to have the procedure. https://www.thelocal.es/20220504/what-are-spains-abortion-laws-for-foreign-residents-and-visitors Wed, 04 May 2022 15:47:33 +0200 what-are-spains-abortion-laws-for-foreign-residents-and-visitors Spain has criminalised the harassment or intimidation of women going for an abortion under new legislation approved on Wednesday by the Senate. https://www.thelocal.es/20220407/spain-bans-harassment-of-women-having-abortions Thu, 07 Apr 2022 15:23:13 +0200 spain-bans-harassment-of-women-having-abortions When Spanish doctor Marta Vigara was 17 weeks pregnant, her waters broke and she quickly realised the prognosis for her pregnancy was "very bad". https://www.thelocal.es/20220307/focus-how-women-in-spain-face-barriers-despite-abortion-being-legal Mon, 07 Mar 2022 09:51:12 +0100 focus-how-women-in-spain-face-barriers-despite-abortion-being-legal In Spain women can get an abortion for free in all public hospitals up until 14 weeks, no questions asked. But the reality is that many doctors refuse to perform them. The Spanish government is revising its laws to make sure it is enforced across the country. https://www.thelocal.es/20210923/what-you-need-to-know-about-spains-abortion-laws Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:39:43 +0200 what-you-need-to-know-about-spains-abortion-laws Gibraltar heads to the polls on Thursday to vote on plans to ease abortion laws which currently carry possible life sentences for offenders, in a referendum delayed for over a year by the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.thelocal.es/20210624/gibraltar-to-hold-referendum-on-its-draconian-abortion-laws Thu, 24 Jun 2021 16:06:52 +0200 gibraltar-to-hold-referendum-on-its-draconian-abortion-laws Gibraltar has postponed next week's referendum on easing its draconian abortion laws over virus concerns, saying a reduction in the number of elderly voters could harm the democratic legitimacy of the vote. https://www.thelocal.es/20200313/gibraltar-postpones-abortion-referendum-over-virus Fri, 13 Mar 2020 13:48:55 +0100 gibraltar-postpones-abortion-referendum-over-virus Rare divisions have emerged in Gibraltar over an upcoming referendum on easing the tiny territory's draconian abortion laws as a poll published on Thursday suggested 70 percent would vote in favour. https://www.thelocal.es/20200306/gibraltar-set-to-vote-to-ease-abortion-laws-although-divisions-emerge Fri, 06 Mar 2020 12:55:56 +0100 gibraltar-set-to-vote-to-ease-abortion-laws-although-divisions-emerge A 32-year-old woman died after having an abortion at a clinic in Santa Cruz de Bezana, Cantabria, and officials are trying to find out what happened. https://www.thelocal.es/20170317/woman-dies-after-abortion-at-north-spain-clinic Fri, 17 Mar 2017 18:09:33 +0100 woman-dies-after-abortion-at-north-spain-clinic From a “gag law” limiting free speech to officers mistreating migrants and refugees, Spain still has a way to go on human rights, according to a new report by Amnesty International. https://www.thelocal.es/20160224/six-human-rights-problems-spain-amnesty-report Wed, 24 Feb 2016 13:15:03 +0100 six-human-rights-problems-spain-amnesty-report Thousands of Spaniards marched in Madrid on Saturday warning the government that its decision to abandon plans to restrict women's access to abortion will cost it conservative votes in this year's general election. https://www.thelocal.es/20150314/spain-anti-abortion-rally-flags-vote-challenge-to-govt Sat, 14 Mar 2015 16:47:12 +0100 spain-anti-abortion-rally-flags-vote-challenge-to-govt The number of abortions carried out in Spain fell to its lowest level in seven years in 2013 despite the introduction of more liberal laws in 2010, new figures reveal. https://www.thelocal.es/20141230/abortion-numbers-continue-to-fall-in-spain Tue, 30 Dec 2014 16:34:00 +0100 abortion-numbers-continue-to-fall-in-spain A top advisory body has told the Spanish government that its bid to make 16- and 17-year-old girls obtain parental consent before having an abortion is legally flawed. https://www.thelocal.es/20141128/teenage-abortion-curb-unlawful-government-told Fri, 28 Nov 2014 15:11:00 +0100 teenage-abortion-curb-unlawful-government-told Tens of thousands of Spaniards rallied in Madrid on Saturday threatening to punish the government in elections next year unless it revives a plan to restrict women's access to abortion. https://www.thelocal.es/20141124/madrid-tens-of-thousands-march-against-abortion Mon, 24 Nov 2014 10:06:00 +0100 madrid-tens-of-thousands-march-against-abortion Updated: Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Tuesday announced his government would shelve plans for a tough new law on abortions, saying there was not enough support for the legislation. https://www.thelocal.es/20140923/spain-scraps-plans-for-tough-new-abortion-law Tue, 23 Sep 2014 16:02:00 +0200 spain-scraps-plans-for-tough-new-abortion-law Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Madrid on Sunday, accusing the government of betrayal amid reports lawmakers are poised to abandon plans for tough new abortion laws. https://www.thelocal.es/20140922/thousands-protest-delays-to-tough-new-spanish-abortion-law Mon, 22 Sep 2014 11:21:00 +0200 thousands-protest-delays-to-tough-new-spanish-abortion-law After months of demonstrations for and against a draft bill which would see Spain have its most stringent abortion laws since the 1980s, a leading Spanish daily is claiming the country's Prime Minister is preparing to shelve it. https://www.thelocal.es/20140915/spains-divisive-abortion-law-to-be-shelved-source Mon, 15 Sep 2014 14:33:27 +0200 spains-divisive-abortion-law-to-be-shelved-source Spain's Justice Ministry has decided to allow women to abort in cases where the foetus is malformed, as part of a stringent abortion bill which has been slammed both at home and abroad. https://www.thelocal.es/20140623/spain-to-allow-abortion-if-foetus-malformed Mon, 23 Jun 2014 12:11:00 +0200 spain-to-allow-abortion-if-foetus-malformed Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy Tuesday stuck by his government's plan to curb women's abortion rights but said he was open to debate on the bill which has sparked angry protests. https://www.thelocal.es/20140506/spain-rajoy-abortion-curbs Tue, 06 May 2014 18:02:00 +0200 spain-rajoy-abortion-curbs A TV commercial by Spanish clothing company Desigual has caused a stir by showing a young woman sticking a pin into condoms as a means of falling pregnant more easily. https://www.thelocal.es/20140502/condon-ad-desigual-spanish-day-mother Fri, 02 May 2014 15:45:00 +0200 condon-ad-desigual-spanish-day-mother