‘I had the feeling of doing something clandestine’: aborting is legal in Spain but there are doctors who refuse to do it

Many Spanish doctors declare themselves conscientious objectors, which makes access difficult for women seeking the procedure. ZARAGOZA, Spain – Mercedes Sobreviela, a gynecologist in this city in northeastern Spain, believes that the decision to have an abortion concerns women. He says that the «right decision» for a woman is «whenever she wants.» But as a…