MADRID - Spain’s Parliament on Thursday passed a sexual and reproductive health law that allows girls aged 16 and 17 to undergo abortions without parental consent and, in a first for a European country, offers state-funded paid leave for women who suffer from painful periods.
The new law removes a mandatory three-day “reflection” period for women who wish to terminate their pregnancy and eliminates the need for those aged 16-17 to obtain the consent of a parent or guardian to abort. This requirement had been put in place by the conservative People’s Party government in 2015.
“In the face of an unplanned pregnancy or a baby that may be born with a disability, there is only one way out: the elimination of the life of her child,” she said.
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