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Europe As Spain's people drift from Catholic Church, government cozies up

Spain's conservative government is considering dramatic restrictions on abortion and has already increase the Catholic Church's role in education, revealing a divided society.

By Correspondent / June 18, 2013

Andres Kudacki/AP/File

After years of moving in a more socially liberal direction along with the rest of western Europe, the Spanish government is now doing an about face, seeking to clamp down on abortion and return the Roman Catholic Church to a prominent role in the country's school system.