Spanish Evangelicals blast government's push for constitutional 'right' to abortion

Spanish evangelical leaders have voiced their disapproval of a proposal by the incumbent pro-abortion, socialist government under Pedro Sánchez to make abortion a constitutional 'right,' calling it a grave moral regression that prioritizes death over the protection of the preborn.

Key Takeaways:

• Spanish evangelicals have spoken out against an amendment that would make abortion a constitutional right in Spain.

• Their statement pointed out that preborn life is already acknowledged and protected under the Spanish constitution.

• The group argued that instead of encouraging women to have abortions, Spain should look to protect both mothers and preborn children.

The Details:

The Federation of Evangelical Religious Entities of Spain (FEREDE) released a statement voicing its concern about the government’s proposal to incorporate abortion within Article 43, which deals with the right to health protection.

The amendment seeks to ensure that abortion services are available “under conditions of real and effective equality” throughout Spain. To be approved, it must obtain a three-fifths majority vote in both the Congress and the Senate.

The pro-abortion plan is to insert a new fourth section into Article 43 of the Constitution, which addresses the right to health protection, claiming that “the state shall guarantee the right of women to voluntary termination of pregnancy under conditions of real and effective equality.”

FEREDE posited that enshrining abortion into the Spanish Constitution “undermines the protection of unborn human life” and would contradict the spirit of the Constitution.

The federation elaborated that the life of the preborn is already acknowledged and safeguarded under Spanish law, quoting Article 15 of the Constitution and various civil and constitutional provisions.

FEREDE also alluded to the case law of the Constitutional Court and the European Court of Human Rights to declare that there is no absolute right to abortion; instead, it said Spain should balance the protection of mothers with that of their preborn children.

FEREDE pointed out that though Protestantism does not hold one uniform doctrine on abortion, most believers contend that life is a divine gift deserving protection from conception. The Federation also voiced doubts about whether both society and Parliament have reached enough agreement to justify the pro-abortion constitutional amendment.

“We believe that, given the complexity and controversy of this issue from legal, scientific, moral, and ethical perspectives, there is insufficient consensus in our society—nor in Parliament—to elevate abortion to the status of a constitutional right,” FEREDE said.

Zoom Out:

In October 2025, the Spanish Evangelical Alliance (AEE) contended that, from an evangelical viewpoint, human life begins at conception. 

The AEE also took issue with how public conversations around abortion concentrated only on the woman's choice, at the expense of the preborn child.  The group further singled out the urgency of expanding options and societal assistance for women facing crisis pregnancies.

Spain’s evangelicals are not alone in trying to stall the pro-abortion government's effort to enshrine abortion into the country’s constitution. 

Spain’s Catholic bishops, in a March 2026 message, wrote that abortion “can never be a right,” citing biology's consensus on the fertilized embryo as a distinct human organism with its own DNA. 

Spain’s right-wing Vox party echoed such a stance, slamming the incumbent government, with Vox leader Santiago Abascal stating that the government is pushing for policies that erode the value of human life. “That is what the Sánchez Government offers: death, pain, and misery,” Abascal said.

The Bottom Line:

Spanish evangelicals’ criticism and resistance to the country’s constitutional abortion bid exposed the proposal's moral bankruptcy. This is a reminder to pro-lifers in Spain and beyond that true societal progress lies not in promoting death, but in defending the vulnerable and constructing a genuine culture of life.