The Ministry of Health will take Ayuso to court for refusing to create a registry of conscientious objectors to abortion.

BarcelonaThe Minister of Health, Mónica García, has announced that she will take the Community of Madrid to court after it failed to create the registry of conscientious objectors mandated by the abortion law. For the head of the Health Ministry, this constitutes "a rebellion against the law, democracy, and women." In this regard, García asked, "What's wrong with" Isabel Díaz Ayuso, President of the Community of Madrid, "with women?" She made the announcement after participating in an event organized by Más Madrid, alongside the Secretary of State for Health, Javier Padilla, where they confirmed that Madrid is the only autonomous community that has not yet created the registry. This announcement was reaffirmed on Monday by the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, who stated that the Spanish government... will request the State Attorney's Office "To file an administrative appeal with the High Court of Justice of Madrid" to "defend the rights of the women of Madrid."

"We will go to court, we will initiate the proceedings to file an administrative appeal, and Ms. Ayuso will have to answer in court regarding this obstruction," said the head of the ministry, who took the opportunity to wish the Madrid president a speedy recovery from her health problems. However, García then strongly criticized Ayuso, asserting that she is behaving "in the purest Trumpian style." In fact, she believes that by avoiding the required registration on Friday night, the Madrid president is declaring herself "in rebellion against women's right to abortion" and is acting in a "reactionary" manner against that right. According to the minister's argument, the Community of Madrid is ignoring the Constitutional Court's ruling and simultaneously acting against the 2023 law. --BK_SLT_LNA~ Ayuso believes that this registry, which PP-governed communities like Aragon and the Balearic Islands have already created, only serves to "persecute" doctors who refuse to perform abortions. In fact, the Health Minister of the Community of Madrid, Fátima Matute, has made it very clear that she prefers the courts to have the final say regarding the registry and not a "sectarian government," referring to Pedro Sánchez's administration. "In the Community of Madrid, we believe in legal, safe, and infrequent abortion. We will not point fingers at anyone, nor will we persecute those who have abortions or those who do or do not perform them," argued Matute, who maintained that if they are forced to create a registry of conscientious objectors, "with the Constitution in hand," they will act "to defend freedom." The political stance taken by the Madrid president and her entire government team has led García to strongly criticize the PP leader. The Minister of Health emphasized that Ayuso has "once again placed herself on the wrong side of history."