Spain and Italy clash over abortion laws - BBC News

Italy's prime minister hits back at Spanish criticism of a bill allowing anti-abortion groups in clinics.

40 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Anti-abortion activists in Rome hold signs reading "Pro-life, get out of the clinics"By Laura GozziBBC NewsSpain and Italy have clashed over a proposal by Italy's ruling right-wing coalition to allow anti-abortion groups into abortion clinics.

The lower house of parliament in Rome is set to pass the bill on Thursday.

Spanish Equality Minister Ana Redondo weighed into the debate prompting a spat with Italy's Giorgia Meloni.

Allowing the "organised harassment" of women in abortion clinics meant "undermining a right recognised by the law", Ms Redondo declared on X.

"It is the strategy of the extreme right: to intimidate in order to row back on rights," she added.

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