Barcelona abortion clinic arrests
Police in Spain have arrested four people suspected of carrying out illegal abortions in Barcelona.
The arrests followed raids on several clinics as part of an investigation following a complaint from a pro-choice group called e-Cristians, police said.
Spanish media reported that up to four clinics were searched, including one suspected of performing abortions on women more than 32 weeks pregnant.
The upper limit for abortions in Spain is 22 weeks.
Spain allows abortions to avoid serious risk to the physical or mental health of the woman, and in cases of rape or fetal deformation.
In case of fetal impairment, two specialists, other than the doctor performing the abortion, must certify that the child would suffer from severe physical or mental defects.
Undercover filming
One of the raided Barcelona clinics is thought to have featured in a documentary broadcast on Danish television last year in which undercover filming showed doctors offering women from across Europe late-term abortions.
The gynaecologist who runs the clinic was filmed apparently offering to perform an abortion on an undercover journalist in her eighth month of pregnancy.
Abortions can be performed in Spain within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the case of rape and within 22 weeks in the case of fetal impairment.
Under Spanish law a doctor convicted of performing an illegal abortion faces a prison term of between one and three years and a ban from the medical profession.
A woman found guilty of having an illegal abortion can face between six to 12 months behind bars.
The question always arises about abortion. Is it right or Is it wrong? I believe as the christians believe that abortion is wrong and it is murder. The child deserves a chance to live. In this article 4 clinics in Barcelona were found to have performed abortion after the 22 week law. Personally i believe that the penalty should be stiffer for those that committ these crimes. What do you guys think? Do you agree with abortion or disagree? Please post your comments.
Original Article found: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7113640.stm
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As you said this is a very complicated issue. I am a man so I would never tell a girl what to do. I think abortion is the most difficult decision a woman ever makes. (not easy for most men involved either) They must live with that decision for the rest of thier life. I wish all the people who are pro choice would get together in every city in the world. Make foster homes a wonderful place for kids. Create places where children of women who don't know what to do, can be loved unconditionally. These children seem to be loved before birth but forgotten after. Sex education, birth control, understanding and love, is needed to help mothers and children in need.
It is a very debated topic in elections, churchs, families and people in general. I remeber doing a paper in high school about it and there were tons of emotions flowing in the room. Many women use it as a form of birth control which really isnt the right thing to do. However the way a person is brought up has a lot to do with they way they feel about this topic.
I think the most important thing to abortion is a time limit. After a certain time a child is there beyond a doubt and it is wrong to kill it as it is a person. Of course the question is who decides when the baby is a tangible person?
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