A court has sanctioned Spanish abortionists for deceptive advertising, putting their public funding at risk.

According to the Association of Christian Attorneys of Spain (Abogados Cristianos), the Court of the Province of Oviedo has ruled that Association of Voluntary Pregnancy Interruption Clinics of Spain (ACAI) made deceptive claims on its website. These included: “Abortion has no consequences”, “There is no risk of infertility at all for having one or more abortions”, “Abortion represents a maturing experience for some women”, and “Those who have an abortion usually have greater self-esteem than those who refuse to end an unwanted pregnancy”.

The court demanded ACAI post on their website the court’s judgement and pay for the cost of the trial. ACAI was ordered to never repeat the false advertising.

In a statement, the Christian attorneys’ guild declared that they “will continue the process so that public funding is withdrawn from the clinics.” Polonia Castellanos, president the guild, greeted the ruling, saying that “justice has been done against an organization that has lied to many women encouraging them to abort as if they were free from serious consequences.” She emphasized that “public aid must be destined to mothers who have few resources and not to abortion employers who only seek money in the suffering of others.”