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Madrid Puts Abortion Objector Registry on Hold as Ayuso Hints at Legal Fight

The central government gave four regions three months to create the register, with Madrid now waiting on a legal opinion to shape its response.

Overview

  • Ayuso tells the regional Assembly she will protect doctors’ anonymity and use previously employed mechanisms “complying with the law.”
  • The regional spokesman says legal services are reviewing whether and how to set up the register, signaling possible court action.
  • The central government formally ordered Aragón, Asturias, the Balearic Islands and Madrid to create the registry within three months.
  • Other targeted regions say they are moving ahead, while Madrid calls the register pointless and designed to “single out” clinicians.
  • Madrid already runs a euthanasia objector registry published since 2021, underscoring the policy contrast now at issue.