Mexico's Supreme Court rules right to life from conception is unconstitutional
September 9, 2021
6:03 PM CDT
Last Updated 3 hours ago
Reuters
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MEXICO CITY, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Mexico's supreme court ruled on Thursday that the protection of "life from conception" was unconstitutional, doubling down on its decision earlier this week that abortion was not a crime.
The ruling, stemming from a case out of Sinaloa state, has implications for Mexican states that have laws to defend a right to life from conception and put women at risk of prosecution for aborting a pregnancy.
The court's decision, another blow to conservatives in the predominantly-Catholic nation, came days after its watershed ruling that penalizing abortion is unconstitutional, a major victory for reproductive rights activists. read more
Hundreds of mostly poor Mexican women have been prosecuted for abortion, while at least several dozen remain jailed.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/mexicos-supreme-court-rules-right-life-conception-is-unconstitutional-2021-09-09/
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