While the ex-Hitler Jugend Pope is visiting the Middle East, here in Catholic Spain the Zapatero government (which has otherwise been rather useless) is introducing some new laws which, to my delight, have the Church and the right wing in a frenzy. Firstly, a woman’s right to an abortion during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy will be codified as a basic right (and not something that has to be agreed by doctor or judge, as has been the case until now); 16-year old girls will no longer need parents’ consent either. Second, the morning-after pill will be made available here without a prescription.
The bishops must truly be pleased 