Overview

• Madrid spokesperson Miguel Ángel García Martín said regional legal services are studying whether to establish the registry and dismissed it as useless that would point out doctors.
• The regional government says it must assess the conditions set by the state and defend its capacity to self‑organize health services.
• Aragón, Asturias, and the Balearic Islands signaled they are working on the registry after receiving the notice, leaving Madrid as the outlier.
• Unlike with abortion, Madrid has operated an official euthanasia conscientious objectors registry since 2021.
• Reporting indicates the dispute could move to court if Madrid delays or refuses to implement the requirement.