{"id":7755,"date":"2011-11-03T19:15:21","date_gmt":"2011-11-03T23:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/liveaction.org\/blog\/?p=7755"},"modified":"2013-04-02T02:20:38","modified_gmt":"2013-04-02T06:20:38","slug":"spanish-elections-may-lead-to-pro-life-change-in-abortion-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/spanish-elections-may-lead-to-pro-life-change-in-abortion-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish elections may lead to pro-life change in abortion laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.www.liveactionnews.org\/?attachment_id=\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7756\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7756\" style=\"margin: 15px;\" title=\"partidopopular.kpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/liveaction.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/partidopopular.kpg_-300x197.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" \/><\/a>We have to remember an important point about laws legalizing abortion: <em>they are not set in stone. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>America had pro-life laws for generations until <em>Roe v. Wade <\/em>in 1973. Then the law changed. It can change again.<\/p>\n<p>Spain&#8217;s current socialist government liberalized abortion laws in Spain last year, where it previously was only legal in specific cases (such as rape).<\/p>\n<p>But Spain will hold new elections on November 20th and it&#8217;s widely believed the conservative &#8220;Popular Party&#8221; will be swept into office. And according to their manifesto, re-introducing pro-life laws is one of their priorities:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We will change the current legislation model relating to abortion in order to reinforce the protection of the right to life as well as female minors,&#8221; states the electoral programme, whose key issues were published by Spanish media on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Motherhood must be protected and supported. We will defend a law protecting motherhood with measures helping pregnant women, in particular those in difficult situations,&#8221; the text said. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.expatica.com\/es\/news\/spanish-news\/spanish-right-vows-abortion-law-change_185381.html\" target=\"_blank\">Expatica<\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I&#8217;ve had the privilege of meeting some of the pro-life leaders of Spain. They stressed to me how pro-abortion the current prime minister Zapatero is. They said pro-life laws could only be reintroduced when he and his party lose power and leave office. On November 20th, that may happen.<\/p>\n<p>And the lesson for us here in the United States is clear: if we want to see pro-life laws passed, electing pro-life politicians is the first step.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have to remember an important point about laws legalizing abortion: they are not set in stone. America had pro-life laws for generations until Roe v. Wade in 1973. Then the law changed. It can change again. 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