The Spanish government is considering a constitutional reform to guarantee the right to abortion. For the government, the central argument is that the right already exists in legislation, but its enforcement is uneven across autonomous communities, with marked differences depending on the political affiliation of regional governments and a persistent reliance on the private network for procedures. In a political event in Burgos, Sánchez defended the need for access to abortion not to be left "to the color of the government in power," and stated that the Executive wants to ensure that women's rights "are respected one way or another." The Council of State has issued a favorable opinion for advancing a constitutional reform to "enshrine" the right to abortion in Spain, a key step—though not binding—before the initiative reaches the General Courts. For the opposition, the abortion reform offers a polarizing field that mobilizes voters and shifts the focus. The constitutional protection of abortion still has a complex parliamentary path ahead, but from today it already serves another function: it has once again ordered the public debate around a divide that in Spain not only splits ideologies but is also used—on both sides—as a weapon to dispute the agenda and control the narrative.
