Overview

• Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez sent formal notices to Aragón, Asturias, the Balearic Islands and Madrid giving them three months to create and regulate the Register of Persons Objectors or face legal action.
• Moncloa cites Organic Law 2/2010 as amended in 2023 and a unanimously approved 2024 protocol from the National Health System’s Interterritorial Council as the legal basis.
• Government officials argue that the absence of registries has produced de facto barriers, including referrals to private clinics and travel to other regions, which undermines equal access in the public system.
• Madrid’s president Isabel Díaz Ayuso delayed a formal reply and criticized the measure as stigmatizing, while Asturias indicated it will move quickly to approve the required decree.
• The Government also plans to urgently modify Royal Decree 825/2010 to block unscientific claims such as the so‑called post‑abortion syndrome and is pursuing a constitutional reform to entrench abortion rights, as PSOE mounts parallel pressures in Madrid’s institutions.