Mexico: Historic Win as Top Court Rules Abortion Access to Rape Survivors a Human Right [View all]

[Judi Lynn]

Published 16 May 2018 (6 hours 3 minutes ago)

One in four girls faces sexual assault before the age of 18 years old in Mexico, according to a report from the country's agency for rape victims.

Women rights group are cheering a recent ruling by Mexico's top court granting the right of abortion for rape survivors but explaining that women still have a long way in their fight for full reproductive rights in the country.

In 2015 and 2016, two teenage girls were raped in Mexico and when they tried to access abortion care and were turned away by Mexican authorities, they decided to sue to be granted access to such services.

In a landmark ruling earlier this month, Marimar and Fernanda won their lawsuit as the Supreme Court ruled favoring the girls, making abortion access a human right for the rape survivors. Both of them were offered compensation.

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