Thousands of Spaniards Protest Proposed Abortion Ban

The Independent: Spaniards take to the streets in protest over new abortion laws, by Alasdair Fotheringham:

Thousands of protesters marched through central Madrid and other major cities in Spain yesterday in the latest wave of demonstrations against controversial proposed reforms of the country's abortion laws.

Yesterday's International Women's Day gave fresh impetus to the protests against changes to abortion laws. Some 80 per cent of Spaniards are opposed to any changes to abortion laws, according to polls. . . .