Spanish Abortion Debate Flares After Region Tries to Curb Access

The Spanish government on Tuesday took the first legal step to challenge a conservative-led region’s decision to introduce new rules aimed at discouraging women from seeking abortions.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s left-leaning cabinet approved an order demanding that Castilla y Leon, just north of Madrid, withdraw the measures within the next two months, or face a showdown in country’s constitutional court.