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Spain scraps plan for tough abortion restrictions

By Washington Examiner
Published September 23, 2014 1:36pm ET
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Spain scraps plan for tough abortion restrictions
Anti-abortion activists hold banners reading "Rajoy: Will you betray me?" and "Life is sacred" during a protest in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014. Anti-abortion activists staged demonstrations in Madrid and other Spanish cities in a bid to pressure the government not to drop plans to introduce a reform that would seriously limit women's chances of having abortions. News reports say the government has decided to scrap the much-promised reform because of the widespread opposition it has roused. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) | Andres Kudacki

MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government has scrapped plans to restrict the availability of abortion because there was no consensus for change, the prime minister said Tuesday.

The government had promised to restrict abortion to only cases of rape or serious health risks but the proposal triggered widespread denunciation, with critics saying it would put Spain back 40 years in terms of women’s rights.

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