Current:Home > FinanceMexico's Supreme Court rules in favor of decriminalizing abortion nationwide-DB Wealth Institute B2 Expert Reviews
Mexico's Supreme Court rules in favor of decriminalizing abortion nationwide
View Date:2024-12-23 19:19:07
Mexico's Supreme Court ruled in favor of decriminalizing abortion nationwide Wednesday, two years after ruling that abortion was not a crime in one northern state.
The Supreme Court said it had "ruled that the penalization of abortion under the Federal Criminal Code is unconstitutional, since it violates the human rights of women and people with the capacity to gestate."
The earlier ruling had set off a grinding process of decriminalizing abortion state by state. Last week, the central state of Aguascalientes became the 12th state to decriminalize the procedure. Judges in states that still criminalize abortion will have to take account of the top court's ruling.
The court's sweeping decision Wednesday comes amid a trend in Latin America of loosening restrictions on abortion, even as access has been limited in parts of the U.S.
Mexico City was the first Mexican jurisdiction to decriminalize abortion 15 years ago.
The Information Group for Chosen Reproduction, known by its Spanish initials as GIRE, said the court decided that the portion of the federal penal code that criminalized abortion no longer has any effect.
"No woman or pregnant person, nor any health worker will be able to be punished for abortion," the non-governmental organization said in a statement.
The impact also means that the federal public health service and any federal health institution must offer abortion to anyone who requests it, GIRE said. The court ordered that the crime of abortion be removed from the federal penal code.
- In:
- Mexico
- Abortion
veryGood! (1766)
Related
- Congress is revisiting UFOs: Here's what's happened since last hearing on extraterrestrials
- Man who attacked Pelosi’s husband convicted of federal assault and attempted kidnapping charges
- Beef is a way of life in Texas, but it’s hard on the planet. This rancher thinks she can change that
- Longtime Israeli policy foes are leading US protests against Israel’s action in Gaza. Who are they?
- Why Dolly Parton Is a Fan of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Little Love Affair
- A secret revealed after the tragic death of former NHL player Adam Johnson
- Ex-girlfriend drops lawsuits against Tiger Woods, says she never claimed sexual harassment
- AP PHOTOS: Mongolia’s herders fight climate change with their own adaptability and new technology
- 13 Skincare Gifts Under $50 That Are Actually Worth It
- A Georgia trucker survived a wreck, but was killed crossing street to check on the other driver
Ranking
- Deommodore Lenoir contract details: 49ers ink DB to $92 million extension
- Building partially collapses in southern Russia, sparking search for any trapped survivors
- New York will automatically seal old criminal records under law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul
- USMNT scores three second-half goals to win in its Concacaf Nations League opener
- Stock market today: Asian stocks decline as China stimulus plan disappoints markets
- California authorities arrest man in death of Jewish demonstrator
- Viking ship remnants unearthed at burial mound where a seated skeleton and sword were previously found
- Washington police search for couple they say disappeared under suspicious circumstance
Recommendation
-
Beyoncé has released lots of new products. Here's a Beyhive gift guide for the holidays
-
Why Mariah Carey Doesn’t Have a Driver’s License
-
Man who attacked Pelosi’s husband convicted of federal assault and attempted kidnapping charges
-
Ex-sergeant pleads guilty to failing to stop fatal standoff with man in mental health crisis
-
Pistons' Ausar Thompson cleared to play after missing 8 months with blood clot
-
5 tennis players were suspended for match-fixing in a case tied to a Belgian syndicate
-
Thousands of bodies lie buried in rubble in Gaza. Families dig to retrieve them, often by hand
-
Hip-Hop mogul Sean Combs accused of trafficking, sexual assault and abuse in lawsuit