Justice

Protesters Use Sex Dolls to Rally Against Spain's Anti-Abortion Law

Say hello to one of the creepiest pieces of public art in recent history.
Luz Interruptus

As Spain ponders passing one of the harshest anti-abortion bills in Europe, the protest-art community is out in full effect. Topless activists from Femen have crashed a pro-life rally and people are flooding Tumblr with (rather disturbing) drawings mocking the law. Now the interventionist group Luz Interruptus has responded with this... thing.

The pending legislation, which conservative politicians advanced this February, would outlaw abortions in all instances save for rape or when the woman's health is in peril. And these qualifying conditions would have to be verified by not one, but two doctors. The anonymous folks at Interruptus felt these rules were draconian and unfair to women. So they went out and got themselves a bunch of inflatable "novelty" dolls, outfitted them with lights, taped their mouths shut, and dumped them on the doorstep of a government building.