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Mexico's activists brace for landmark supreme court abortion ruling
David Agren in Mexico City 32 mins ago
Activists on both sides of Mexico’s abortion debate are bracing for a potentially historic supreme court hearing on Wednesday which could lead to decriminalisation across the country.
The case before the five judges of the high court’s first bench involves an injunction granted in the eastern state of Veracruz, which ordered the local legislature to remove articles from its criminal code pertaining to abortion during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Pro-choice campaigners say the court’s ruling could set a precedent which would enable further injunctions ordering other state legislatures to take action on abortion.
“This ruling could allow us to petition for injunctions or other measures in the rest of the states which have restrictive regulations on abortion,” said Rebeca Ramos, a lawyer and director of GIRE, a reproductive rights organisation in Mexico City.
Just two of Mexico’s 32 states have decriminalised abortion, and the high court’s decision comes as calls for decriminalisation mount across Latin America.
More:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/mexicos-activists-brace-for-landmark-supreme-court-abortion-ruling/ar-BB17jEVP?li=BBnb7Kz
Also posted in LBN:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142548379