Overview

• Isabel Díaz Ayuso told opponents in the Madrid Assembly to “go somewhere else to abort” while refusing to create a registry of doctors who object to performing abortions.
• The Spanish government condemned the remarks and said it will use all available legal tools, including recourse to the Constitution and the Constitutional Court, to ensure abortion rights in Madrid.
• La Moncloa has formally notified Madrid, Baleares, Aragón and Asturias to establish the registry within three months, with Madrid the only region openly opposing the mandate.
• PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo issued a statement pledging that any woman who chooses to terminate a pregnancy can do so in accordance with the law, without directly addressing Ayuso or the registry.
• Government ministers Ana Redondo and Félix Bolaños warned Madrid to comply within the deadline and pledged to activate every enforcement mechanism if the region does not adapt the registry.