Overview

• Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez sent formal notices to Aragon, Asturias, the Balearic Islands and the Community of Madrid requiring creation and regulation of objector registers within three months or facing legal action.
• The requirement stems from the 2023 reform of Spain’s sexual and reproductive health law, with an implementation protocol unanimously approved by the national health council in 2024.
• The government argues missing registers hinder access to a legal right and drive procedures out of the public system, with recent data showing nearly four in five abortions in 2024 occurred in private clinics.
• Madrid’s regional leadership opposes a register on grounds it would stigmatize professionals, while its health minister says the region will comply with the law but rejects publishing any list and suggests enrolling willing providers instead.
• Moncloa is coupling administrative enforcement with broader moves, including a proposed constitutional safeguard for abortion rights and a planned change to Royal Decree 825/2010 to bar non‑scientific claims such as the alleged post‑abortion syndrome from official counseling.