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Mexico Supreme Court rules abortion not a crime
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that it is unconstitutional to punish abortion, unanimously annulling several provisions of a law from Coahuila — a state on the Texas border — that had made abortion a criminal act.
The decision will immediately only affect the northern border state, but it establishes “obligatory criteria for all of the country’s judges,” compelling them to act the same way in similar cases, said court President Arturo Zaldívar.
Only four states — Mexico City, Oaxaca, Veracruz and Hidalgo — now allow abortion in most circumstances. The other 28 states penalize abortion with some exceptions.
The Supreme Court had previously ruled in favor of women who had been imprisoned or had their rights violated for abortions. But Rebecca Ramos, director of the nongovernmental reproductive rights group GIRE, said this is the first time the justices have debated the fundamental question: Should abortion be considered a crime or not.
FYI the Texas law allows someone to sue anyone who assisted in the provision of a abortion, even one out of state or out of the country. So you drive your friend to get an abortion in Mexico, you can get sued.
even one out of state or out of the country.
Are you certain? I haven't heard or read that.
In the 60s they called the Idlewild-San Juan daily flight the “Abortion Flight.”
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Yup, I think this has been a thing in countries without legal abortion for a while.
nuevo progresso bout to have a bunch of abortion clinics in between all the dentist ones
the revolution didnt go far enough
"obligatory criteria" fucking make it legal wtf are these countries with courts doing all the decision making
Would going to Mexico to get an abortion even have advantages over going out-of-state? Wouldn't think it'd be much cheaper, but idk.
It's a question of time, money, and effort. For a woman who lives on the border (in, say, El Paso) - Mexico might be faster, cheaper, and easier. In fact - El Paso is literally on the border and its sister city, Ciudad Juárez, is on the immediate other side.
