Justice Ministry circular states abortion law will “benefit the economy”
Document also claims number of terminations has not fallen under current legislation Official figures, however, suggest the opposite
Abortions fell in 2012 under law PP is set to quash
More permissive legislation did not lead to increase as some sectors forecast
Controversial abortion reform expected to be cleared by Cabinet
New law will remove time-period element and return to a scenario system Under-18s will need consent to terminate
“You will never see an ad in the paper offering ‘Exploited workers’”
Police are struggling in the fight against clandestine sweatshop slavery
An end to limbo for homeopathic remedies
The Health Ministry is to finally introduce regulations for thousands of products
Health Ministry recommends removal of PIP breast implants
Victims of fraud will still have to pay for procedure unless the surgery was undertaken for medical reasons
A nightmare in shining armor
An increasing number of young males in Spain are developing violent and domineering behavior This violence is being directed toward their partners while they are still in their teens
“The government paid for my transplant and turned its back”
One year on, exclusion law for immigrant treatment has left 150,000 people without access to the public healthcare system
Spain’s hospital waiting lists hit historical highs on austerity
Average wait leaps to 100 days from 76 571,395 people are in need of surgery
Contraceptive pills will be cut from health system subsidy list
Ministry says move due to “sustainability and resource optimization”
Lesbians, single women refused public-funded assisted reproduction
Proposals sent to regions are "discriminatory" and "monolithic," says rights activists
Salvadoran doctors perform caesarean on Beatriz to save her life
Abortion row baby girl dies five hours after she was delivered
Abortion: A trip back in time
Planned reforms to the laws covering pregnancies would take Spain back to the 1980s, say critics
Instructions for dying
Fewer than one percent of Spaniards have made a living will Lack of information and a refusal to contemplate death keep numbers low
Report puts Spain high on forced labor list
Brussels has compiled figures for the number of people trafficked in Europe
Regions raise alarm over glitches in medical co-payment system
Many are paying too much or too little for drugs due to classification flaws
Immigrants await government health papers, six months on
Confusion reigns in regions over PP’s plan for non-residents Some have received bills for treatment that should be free
“White tide” of health demonstrations spreads from Madrid to 15 other cities
Thousands of medical professionals and healthcare users take to the streets
Sedative use overtakes cannabis consumption
Spain still leading European user of cocaine, although overall figure is falling
Carrots for 13 euros? Finding new ways to fight the cuts
Professionals and the public alike are using innovative methods to defy savage austerity measures
Legal battle against gender violence still hampered by prejudice, says Amnesty
Spanish system undermining protection of victims, says NGO
Government seeks changes to abortion legislation
Justice Minister invokes 1985 court ruling establishing that both mother and fetus have rights
Socialists call for investigation into rape joke made by Popular Party official
José Manuel Castelao said that laws and women were "there to be violated"
The medics seeking life abroad
Growing numbers of Spanish healthcare professionals are looking for work in other parts of Europe
Treatment of chronically ill migrants remains up in air
Health Ministry suggests emergency services will attend those without papers
Malformation of fetus will no longer be reason for abortion: minister
Gallardón plans to remove pregnancy termination on demand
Doctors unite against “immoral” no-residency patient decree
Physicians’ society encourages conscientious objection to government’s rules restricting care for immigrants
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