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Aug
30
Mexico Supreme Court Upholds Mexico City Abortion Law
In the capital of the world’s second-largest Roman Catholic country, in an 8 to 3 vote, the Mexico Supreme Court upheld the Mexico City abortion law on August 27.
Mexico City previously allowed abortion only in cases of rape, if the woman’s life was at risk or if there were signs of severe defects in the fetus; it is now legal for women to seek abortions in the first trimester. (12 weeks) And because we wouldn’t expect any less, especially from the world’s second-largest Roman Catholic country, opponents of the abortion law have said they will challenge it in the courts.
This is awesome news because to date, it has been reported that many rape victims in Mexico are denied abortions because of speculation. There are an estimated 200,000 illegal abortions in Mexico each year causing the untimely deaths of approximately 1,500 women due to botched operations performed in unhygienic backstreet clinics.
As far as other “controversial” laws in Mexico, Mexico City recently voted to allow same-sex civil unions and is currently considering legalizing euthanasia.
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