Overview

• Moncloa announced an ordinary constitutional reform to explicitly include abortion, citing France’s 2024 precedent as a model.
• The government will urgently amend Royal Decree 825/2010 to prevent false or coercive information being given to women seeking abortions.
• The move follows a Vox initiative approved in Madrid with PP support to promote the disputed 'post‑abortion syndrome' in municipal services.
• Passage in the Cortes is uncertain because Article 167 requires three‑fifths majorities in both chambers and the PP has rejected the proposal.
• Clinics warn the change could be mostly symbolic given uneven access across regions and lagging objection registries, while a leading contraception society backs constitutional protection to bolster equity.