Abortion rate has fallen in Spain, since the abortion laws were introduced in the country. The new law allows the women to terminate their pregnancies on demand up to 14 weeks of pregnancy and up to 22 weeks if there is fetal malformation or threat to the health of the mother.

The abortion reform in the health industry of Spain was part of an ambitious programme of social change under the Socialist Prime Minister, José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. Since he has become the Prime Minister of the country, homosexual marriage has been legalized, divorce laws have been eased and religious education has been removed from the curriculum in public schools.

Initially, the pro-lifers, who are supported by the Catholic Church and the conservative opposition Popular Party (PP), said that the law will increase the rate of abortions but associations for abortion clinics across Spain confirmed that the rate of abortion has actually declined.

Spain's Health Ministry has not published official figures yet but has confirmed a pattern of decline. Jose Martinez Olmos, Secretary General for Health, said, “The sale of the 'morning-after pill' over the counter, pregnancy prevention programs and the advent of new subsidized contraceptives are all helping reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies”.