Protesters in Spain turned out en masse to voice opposition to plans by the socialist government to liberalize abortion laws in the mainly Catholic country. More than a million people streamed through the streets of Madrid to protest against a loosening of Spain's abortion laws on Saturday, one of the largest demonstrations since anti-war rallies held in 2003 and 2004. The Madrid regional government estimated the crowd at 1.2 million. A spokesman for one of the rally organizers, HazteOir (Make Yourself Heard), told Agence France Presse that 1.5 million people had attended. Deutche-Welle; view video of the rally on You Tube
Editor: Crowd estimates vary, but the BBC agreed with the regional government's estimate of over a million. The BBC noted, "They gathered in the heart of Madrid under an enormous blue banner the height of a two-storey building emblazoned with the simple message: 'Every life matters.'"
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