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“Autonomist rebellion against abortion law”, headlines La Vanguardia, as the autonomous provinces of Murcia, Madrid and Navarra - governed by the right wing opposition Popular Party (PP) - threaten to torpedo a sexual and reproductive health law that came into force on 5 July. The law allows women to abort up to the fourteenth week of pregnancy (twenty two weeks in case of foetal abnormality or danger to the mother's health). “The ‘full stop’ to this law has yet to be written”, declared Ramón Luis Varcárcel, president of the region of Murcia, as his party, the PP, lodged an appeal with the Constitutional Court.
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