SPAIN'S SOCIALISTS PURSUE SWEEPING PUSH TO THE LEFT: From the Chicago Tribune

Spain's new government is pressing an ambitious social reform agenda that would put the historically conservative Catholic country on par with the most liberal nations in Europe. ...

The new initiatives include combating domestic violence, abolishing Spain's restrictive abortion laws, legalizing same-sex marriage, allowing gay couples to adopt children and ending mandatory religious education in public schools. ...

The agenda appears to have the support of the public. A Gallup poll found more than half of Spaniards support same-sex marriage and think homosexuals should be allowed to adopt children. Two-thirds of the Spanish public support legalizing same-sex marriage, for instance, according to polls. Although the Socialists do not hold a majority in the parliament, most of the proposed laws are widely expected to pass because of support from other left-leaning parties.

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