Overview
- The High Court of Justice of Madrid granted a precautionary measure instructing the regional government to immediately begin the administrative steps to establish the registry, clarifying that the order does not itself create it.
- The Ayuso administration says it will appeal and resist immediate implementation, calling the database a blacklist and insisting abortion services are already guaranteed through referrals and contracted providers.
- National Partido Popular leaders say judicial decisions must be obeyed and express confidence Madrid will ultimately comply despite the planned appeals.
- The Health Ministry, which requested the injunction, welcomes the ruling as a move to secure access, noting Madrid is the only region still refusing and that most procedures are referred to private clinics.
- The court and the State Legal Service cite administrative inactivity and potential psychological or physical harm from delays, while critics warn the absence of a registry hinders verifying that clinical committee members are not registered objectors as the law requires.