Mexico’s top court decriminalizes abortion nationwide, allowing federal access
The ruling will increase abortion access throughout Mexico, marking a major victory for abortion rights advocates in the predominantly Roman Catholic country.
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The ruling will increase abortion access throughout Mexico, marking a major victory for abortion rights advocates in the predominantly Roman Catholic country.
The decision builds on an earlier high court ruling and reflects how Latin American countries are expanding women’s rights.
Decision to remove abortion from federal penal code comes amid trend in Latin America of loosening restrictions on procedureMexico’s supreme court has unanimously ruled that state laws prohibiting abortion are unconstitutional and violate women’s right…
Center of Orlando for Women ordered to pay $193,000 for contravening state law requiring 24-hour waiting periodJust a few weeks ago, one of the few abortion clinics left in Orlando, Florida, looked like it would have to close its doors. A government ag…
New law says prosecutors who adopt policy of refusing to go after people for violating abortion bans constitutes ‘official misconduct’After the supreme court overturned Roe v Wade last year, district attorneys from major counties in Texas vowed not to …
In unusually sharp remarks published this week, Pope Francis said some conservative American Catholics wrongly ignore much of the Church’s mission and reject the possibility of change.
New lawsuit accuses ballot board of presenting voters with a confusing summary on November ballot about access to abortionAbortion rights advocates in Ohio filed a lawsuit on Monday, claiming that state Republican leaders are trying to confuse voters o…
Lauren Handy and other anti-abortion protesters invaded Washington DC clinic in 2020 and blocked people from enteringLauren Handy, the anti-abortion activist who kept five fetuses in her Washington DC home, was on Tuesday found guilty of breaking feder…
Law allows for termination if patient’s water breaks too early or in cases of ectopic pregnancy, but critics say it is not enoughA Texas law about to take effect on Friday carves out exceptions to the state’s abortion ban.In June, the Republican govern…
Judge says near-total abortion ban signed by governor in September 2022 takes precedence over FDA approvalsWest Virginia can restrict the sale of the abortion pill despite federal regulators’ approval of it as a safe and effective medication, a federal…