to choose whether or not she can have an abortion is what is at stake here the justice minister issing aking it's just about the rule of law. he is arguing that the current law as it stands is anti-constitutional and while any changes may appease the religious right-wing, it's proving so controversial members of the ruling conservative people's party are voicing their own opposition to it. >> political writer appear divided on the issue. some have been campaigning for the law to goad. >> we will keep on, you know, demonstrating, rallying, writing letters to the prime minister, you know, being in the media, social networks to make sure that prime minister understands that there is a majority of spaniards who voted for him and who want him to fulfill his commitment. >> while spain is a secular country, the roman catholic church does cast a long shadow over such issues. it is a strong presence in the country. but recent poles have shown most spaniards to be against any change to the current law. the majority of the european parliament has condemned the move and after years of a law supporting a