Overview
- On the day the deadline expired, the Comunidad de Madrid said it will not create or remit a registry of doctors who object to performing abortions and will only comply if ordered by a court.
- The Ministry of Health required regions to establish a Registry of Persons Objectors to guarantee access to abortion and reduce referrals to private providers or other territories.
- Regional health minister Fátima Matute labeled the central government "sectarian" and vowed to defend freedom of conscience "with the Constitution in hand."
- The formal requirement was issued to four regions—Madrid, Aragón, Asturias and the Balearic Islands—with the compliance deadline falling on Friday.
- Officials indicated the central government can take the dispute to contentious-administrative court proceedings to seek enforcement after the deadline.