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Spain abortion reform sparks anger
 Tens of thousands of people have protested in Madrid, the Spanish capital, against government plans to liberalise the country's abortion laws.The demonstrators marched through the city on Sunday, with many gathering outside the Equality Ministry, which has been tasked with changing to the regulation. "Get out of here and let the children live," protesters shouted, while calling for Bibiana Aido, the socialist government's equality minister, to step down. About 500,000 people took part in the protest, a spokesman for the groups organising the protest said, but reporters from the Agence France Presse news agency put the turnout at about 100,000. Police did not issue an estimate of those attending the protest, which was supported by Spain's right-wing opposition and the country's Roman Catholic church. "As a Catholic, I think we should help women have children, not abort them," Paco Ortega, one of the protesters, said. In one part of the demonstration, children danced and sang: "Thank you mummy for letting me live." Posted by: Fred 2009-03-30 |
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