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The Congress of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur (northwest) approved the This Thursday the decriminalization of abortion up to 12 weeks of gestation, which adds up to nine Mexican districts with similar legislation.
The reform of the Code The state penalty to allow the free interruption of pregnancy was approved with 16 votes in favor and 3 against.
“It is intended that the Code stop criminalizing and punishing women who abort by personal decision and freely and it seeks to guarantee that it is safe and free to safeguard their integrity and health,” he said. ; The parliament of Baja California Sur in a statement.
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The approval in that state comes after the Congress of Guerrero (south) approved similar legislation on May 17.
In addition to those two jurisdictions, abortion has been decriminalized in Mexico City, Oaxaca, Baja California, Sinaloa, Colima, Veracruz and Hidalgo.
In September 2021, the Supreme Court declared The laws that criminalize abortion are unconstitutional, which authorizes it de facto throughout the country.
This ruling also allows women who reside in states where They are not sanctioned to file a legal recourse so that the health institutions perform an abortion.
In addition, the highest court on May 24 a rule that allows rape victims between the ages of 12 and 17 to have an abortion without parental permission or a court order.
In Latin America, termination of pregnancy is legal in Uruguay, Cuba, Argentina, Guyana, and Colombia, while El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti are legal. they are the most restrictive countries in this matter, as they do not allow it under any circumstances.