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Women did not see abortion as part of a policy of women's liberation. [5] Catalonia was the only area of Spain where abortion was legal, and this occurred only after the start of the war. [5] [6] Doctors in Francoist Spain had two roles: to be moral protectors of Spanish reproduction and to provide science-based medical services.
Abortion legislation in Spain has a fluctuating history. During the 1930s, abortion laws were liberalized in the area controlled by the Republicans, but this was short-lived, as the Franco regime, with support of the Catholic Church, criminalized abortion again. The laws were relaxed in 1985, and were further liberalized in 2010.
In 1981, 22,000 Spanish women went to London for an abortion. [4] In 1981, the Comisión Pro Derecho al aborto de Madrid produced a 39 page document detailing statistical information about abortion in Spain based on data from the Centro de Mujeres de Vallecas. Its data found that of the 820 women who had abortions, 68% were married, 3% were ...
Reforms in the post-Francoist period saw the Catholic Church lose official status in government, the age of legal majority moved from 21 to 18, and marriage defining men and women equally. [38] Under Article 14 of the 1978 Spanish Constitution, all people were considered equal before the law.
Because abortion was illegal in Spain, during the 1970s, Spanish women who could afford it went to London to get abortions. In 1974, 2,863 Spanish women had abortions in London. In 1975, 4,230 Spanish women had abortions in London. In a four-month period in 1976, 2,726 Spanish women went to London for abortions.
Because Catholicism was opposed to negative eugenics, the only way to fight the degradation was through repression of abortion, euthanasia and contraception. [1] Doctors in Francoist Spain had two roles: to be moral protectors of Spanish reproduction and to provide science-based medical services.
In 1975, 4,230 Spanish women had abortions in London. [16] By 1975, official estimates suggested half a million Spanish women were on the pill. [44] [45] The media, both general and specialized, covered the pill, where it was known as an anovulatory treatment. Its introduction in Spain allowed women's sexuality to be discussed for the first ...
Hispanic eugenics and pronatalism were viewed as key components of addressing the decline in the Spanish birth rate and the need for an increased population size to serve the needs of the Spanish state during the Francoist period. Policies around this eugenics program involved bans on abortion, infanticide, contraception and information around ...