Overview
- Spain’s Congress approved the PSOE’s proposición no de ley on October 28 by 307 votes to 33, with 6 abstentions.
- The motion promotes a “just and responsible” use of the term cancer and discourages its use as an insult or in militaristic metaphors.
- Writer and RAE academic Arturo Pérez‑Reverte blasted the initiative on X with a profane message rejecting any regulation of his words.
- He shared a 2012 essay titled “El cáncer de la gilipollez,” reiterating long‑standing objections to constraints on language.
- PSOE deputy Isaura Leal said the guidance answers demands from patients, families, associations and health professionals, though it carries no legal force.