Spain's bishops' chief calls abortion 'womb eviction'
Abortion is an “eviction from the womb”: Spain’s bishops’ chief Luis Argüello links it to housing shortages and a humanitarian crisis in the Spanish city of Ceuta in a post on X. Europa Press reported his comments on 28 September 2026. Argüello, Archbishop of Valladolid and president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, calls for calm discussion and broad agreements on all three issues.
Housing shortages and Ceuta
Argüello says Spain has too few homes, while some properties stand unused and prices remain high. He accuses people of turning a housing case he calls the “Maricarmen case” into an ideological and political dispute.
In Ceuta, he says the crisis affects both local people and migrants. He calls for a national agreement to help people in the city, as well as a state and European pact addressing the causes of migration.
His argument on abortion
Argüello criticises a government campaign that, in his view, presents abortion as good because it is legal and a matter of personal choice. He says some cases pose difficult ethical questions, but rejects legality alone as a justification. Across all three debates, he argues, competing claims have crowded out the willingness to reach agreement.
Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com