Spain OKs new abortion law, angers church

[ccharles000]

MADRID - Spain on Wednesday approved a sweeping new law that eases restrictions on abortion, declaring the practice a woman's right and doing away with the threat of imprisonment, in part of a drive toward liberal policies that has angered conservatives and the Catholic Church.

The new law allows the procedure without restrictions up to 14 weeks and gives 16- and 17-year-olds the right to have abortions without parental consent. The senate's passage of the bill Wednesday gives it final approval.

The bill brings the country in line with its more secular neighbors in northern Europe is the latest of a series of bold social reforms undertaken by Socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, who first took office in 2004 and has ruffled feathers among many in the traditionally Catholic country.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35565952/ns/world_news-europe/

[murielm99]

1. Good for them!

I wish we would get that smart in the U.S.

The new picture of you...it makes you look angrier? Are you angrier?

[ccharles000]

2. no I just thought it was a good pic of me.

[murielm99]

3. Actually, it is a good pic. n/t

[ccharles000]

4. thanks

:-)

[ck4829]

5. Angering the Church? That must mean it's working.

[rurallib]

8. maybe they'll get pissed off and leave.

[Q3JR4]

6. Earth to Churchy,

nobody cares about you and your stupid pigheaded ancient belief system based on the writings of wondering desert nomads who lived before the advent of sound reason and science.

That is all.

Q3JR4.
Also f*ck off.

[DeSwiss]

7. I love ANY thread.....

...that has the words "angers church" in the title.

- K&R!!!

[damyank913]

9. Oh Oh, I sense that Spain's rent is gonna go up when the pope finds out.