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The Minister of Equality, Irene Montero, attacked this Thursday against the campaign of the Catholic Association of Propagandists that asks citizens to pray in front of the clinics where abortions are performed to dissuade women and said that praying there "is harassing women, go against their fundamental rights".

This is how she expressed herself, when asked about this campaign at the legal breakfast, organized by the Madrid Bar Association in which she participated.

"The fundamental right to pray, to profess any religion is a right that must be preserved, but when you steal, even if you do it praying, you are stealing and

when you harass

a woman who is trying to exercise a fundamental right such as right to decide on their own body,

even if you do it praying, you are harassing"

, asserted the head of Equality.

"The harassment of women, not only those who want to interrupt their pregnancy, but also the professionals who work in these clinics, is a

violation of their fundamental rights

, because the voluntary interruption of pregnancy is a recognized right," Montero added. .

In this context, he alluded to the intention of French President Emmanuel Macron, now president of the EU, who wants the voluntary interruption of pregnancy to be part of the European bill of rights. "Spain has to work together with France on this objective, in which it is recognized as a fundamental right and they do not doubt that

the reform of the abortion law will be a law that not only addresses the effective access of all women to decide on their own body

, and therefore repeal the reform of the PP, but it will also be a norm that allows access to abortion for all women".

The campaign of the Catholic Association of Propagandists started two days ago in 33

Spanish cities such as Madrid, Vitoria, Valencia, Alicante, Seville, Córdoba, Málaga, Zaragoza, Murcia, Oviedo, Vigo, Valladolid, Santander or Salamanca and includes 260 panels installed in streets and subway stops.

For its part, the Pregnancy Interruption Clinic Association (Acai) has asked the regional and municipal authorities to stop the campaign because it invades public spaces.

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