{"id":2578461,"date":"2026-03-11T07:55:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T11:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spanish-court-orders-madrid-to-create-registry-of-doctors-who-refuse-to-perform-abortions\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T08:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:00:19","slug":"spanish-court-orders-madrid-to-create-registry-of-doctors-who-refuse-to-perform-abortions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spanish-court-orders-madrid-to-create-registry-of-doctors-who-refuse-to-perform-abortions\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Court Orders Madrid to Create Registry of Doctors Who Refuse to Perform Abortions"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fspanish-court-orders-madrid-to-create-registry-of-doctors-who-refuse-to-perform-abortions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2578461&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Conscientious objection in medicine-the right of clinicians to refuse participation in legally permitted abortions on grounds of personal belief-is a widely recognized concept in modern healthcare, including in Spain. The article centers on Madrid\u2019s attempt to create a public registry of healthcare professionals who object to abortion, a move opposed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-footage-emerges-of-possible-war-crimes-in-ethiopia\/\" title=\"New Footage Emerges of Possible War Crimes in Ethiopia\">regional government<\/a> led by Isabel D\u00edaz Ayuso. Ayuso argues that such a registry would force doctors to act against their conscience and could stigmatize them, insisting she will not blacklist medical staff.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, Spain\u2019s Health Ministry won a provisional court ruling requiring Madrid to initiate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jake-sullivan-falsely-claims-trump-didnt-process-any-special-visas-for-afghan-allies-since-march-2020\/\" title=\"Jake Sullivan Falsely Claims Trump Didn\u2019t Process Any Special Visas For Afghan Allies Since March 2020\">administrative process<\/a> to establish the registry, citing Article 19 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-checkers-say-no-one-supports-abortion-up-until-birth-these-prominent-democrats-disagree\/\" title=\"Fact-checkers dispute the claim that nobody supports ... up until birth, but some prominent Democrats hold a different view.\">national abortion law<\/a> and a binding coordination protocol approved in December 2024. Supporters say the registry would help <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >coordinate abortion services nationwide<\/a> while balancing conscience rights with women&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-state-abortion-laws-put-supreme-court-under-the-microscope\/\" title=\"New State ... Laws Put Supreme Court Under the Microscope\">legal access<\/a>. The dispute has become a political flashpoint,with Ayuso accusing the central government of overreach and criticizing the approach as disrespectful to Madrid\u2019s doctors.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the modern medical world, there is a rather ubiquitous concept known as &ldquo;conscientious objection.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Simply put, it&rsquo;s the right that medical professionals have to deny legal healthcare actions on the grounds that it would violate their beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if a Christian doctor simply cannot perform an abortion due to his sincerely held faith, he has every right to refuse the procedure.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s a widely recognized right throughout most of the modern world, including Spain.<\/p>\n<p>But, despite the existence of conscientious objection, it appears Madrid is intent on making this privately held right to be as public as humanly possible.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/thespainpost.com\/article\/madrid-court-orders-ayuso-to-create-abortion-objector-regist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Spain Post<\/a>, a local court&nbsp;has ordered the regional government of Madrid to begin work on a long-delayed registry of healthcare professionals who refuse to participate in abortions on grounds of conscience.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling came from the Eighth Administrative Litigation Section of the Madrid Superior Court of Justice, which sided with Spain&rsquo;s Health Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Judges granted provisional measures requiring the regional government led by Isabel D&iacute;az Ayuso to immediately start the administrative process needed to create and approve the registry.<\/p>\n<p>The dispute stems from Article 19 of Spain&rsquo;s national abortion law, which requires every autonomous community to maintain a list of medical professionals who object to directly participating in voluntary abortion procedures.<\/p>\n<p>Madrid has been the only autonomous community that has not implemented the system. After repeated refusals by the regional government to comply with the national requirement, the Health Ministry brought the matter to court through an administrative legal challenge.<\/p>\n<p>The issue had already been addressed at the national level in December 2024, when Spain&rsquo;s Interterritorial Council of the National Health System unanimously approved a coordination protocol to guide the creation of the registry.<\/p>\n<p>Under Spain&rsquo;s public sector legal framework, that protocol is binding for all healthcare administrations across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of this move claim that this registry is intended to help health officials coordinate services across the country while balancing doctors&rsquo; conscience rights with women&rsquo;s legal access to abortion.<\/p>\n<p>Ayuso, however, sees things differently.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will not force a doctor in the Community of Madrid to act against their conscience and freedom,&rdquo; she said in October. &ldquo;I will never make a blacklist of doctors.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ayuso&rsquo;s health officials backed her up by arguing that such a registry creates unneeded &ldquo;stigma&rdquo; for healthcare professionals.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/world\/europe\/2025\/10\/20\/spanish-move-to-list-doctors-who-refuse-to-terminate-pregnancies-sparks-political-storm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Irish Times<\/a>, this entire ordeal appears to have been sparked by the &ldquo;left-wing coalition government&rdquo; of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S&aacute;nchez.<\/p>\n<p>Ayuso did not mince words when addressing the push from S&aacute;nchez to produce these registries.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Who does he think he is, speaking for all women,&rdquo; Ayuso said. &ldquo;Does he think he is God, speaking for life with that frivolousness?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She further accused S&aacute;nchez of tackling the thorny abortion issue &ldquo;with the tone of a little chauvinist.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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For example, a devout Christian doctor can decline to carry out an abortion. This right is generally accepted in much of the modern world, including Spain. However, Madrid appears to be pushing to make this private right as public as possible.<\/p>\n<p>A Madrid court has ordered the regional government to begin establishing a registry of healthcare professionals who refuse to participate in abortions on conscience grounds. The ruling, issued by the Eighth Administrative Litigation Section of the Madrid Superior Court of Justice, sided with Spain\u2019s Health Ministry and granted provisional measures directing the regional government, led by Isabel D\u00edaz Ayuso, to start the administrative process to create and approve the registry immediately. The move centers on Article 19 of Spain\u2019s national abortion law, which requires autonomous communities to maintain a list of medical professionals who object to directly participating in voluntary abortion procedures. Madrid has been the only region not to implement the system. After Madrid repeatedly refused to comply, the Health Ministry brought the matter to court. The issue had already been addressed at the national level in December 2024, when the Interterritorial Council of the National Health System unanimously approved a coordination protocol to guide the registry\u2019s creation; under Spain\u2019s public-sector framework, that protocol is binding for all health administrations nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters say the registry would help coordinate services across the country while balancing doctors\u2019 conscience rights with women\u2019s legal access to abortion. Ayuso, by contrast, argues she will not force a doctor in the Community of Madrid to act against their conscience and freedom, and she says she will never create a blacklist of doctors. Her health officials also contend that such a registry could stigmatize healthcare professionals. Reports noted that the controversy appears connected to the left-wing coalition government of Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez, with Ayuso criticizing S\u00e1nchez for presuming to speak for all women and accusing him of addressing the abortion issue with a chauvinist tone<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2578462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-03-10T212826.360.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4310,75525,11648],"class_list":["post-2578461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-abortion","tag-madrid","tag-spain"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-03-10T212826.360.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2578461"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2578465,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578461\/revisions\/2578465"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2578462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2578461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2578461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2578461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}