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Abort Right, Decision or Irresponsability

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By Euronews

Mexico's Supreme Court ruled unanimously to decriminalise abortion on Tuesday.

The decision specifically annulled parts of the penal code in Coahuila, a northern Mexican state bordering Texas, where women and others who performed abortions faced prison sentences.

Abortion is currently only legal in Mexico City and the states of Oaxaca, Hidalgo and Veracruz. Another 28 states still penalise it.

While the decision will not legalise abortion across the country and only takes immediate effect in Coahuila, it does set a historic precedent.

The judges determined that women should have the right to choose early on in a pregnancy and that abortion could not be limited in specific cases until 12 weeks, according to a statement published on the court's website.

More details are expected from the court decision.

The unanimous vote of ten judges means the decision is binding on all Mexican judges at the federal and local levels, the court said.

Supreme Court President Arturo Zaldívar hailed a "historic day for all women, especially for the most vulnerable" adding that a woman would "ever again" be in prison for "exercising her rights."

"We celebrate this ruling, a reflection of a historic struggle by the feminist movement for legal, safe and free abortion," said reproductive rights NGO GIRE in a statement.

"We hope that throughout the country women and people with the ability to carry a child have the conditions and freedom to determine their reproductive destiny."

Abortion still remains a controversial topic in Mexico which has the second-largest Roman Catholic population globally.

The decision also comes after the US border state of Texas passed a law banning abortion as soon as a fetal heartbeat is detected.

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Mexican Supreme Court decriminalises abortion in 'historic ruling'

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By Euronews Mexico's Supreme Court ruled unanimously to decriminalise abortion on Tuesday. The decision specifically annulled parts of the penal code in Coahuila, a northern Mexican state bordering Texas, where women and others who performed abortions faced prison sentences. Abortion is currently only legal in Mexico City and the states of Oaxaca, Hidalgo and Veracruz.

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MEXICAN ABORTION CLINICS BRACING FOR INFLUX OF AMERICANS

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MEXICAN ABORTION CLINICS BRACING FOR INFLUX OF AMERICANS

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Mexican abortion providers expect to see more Americans crossing the border to seek abortion services after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Luisa Garcia, the director of Profem, one of Mexico's largest abortion providers, said Americans already make up roughly 25% of all patients at their Tijuana clinic. Profem also has a clinic in Mexicali.

Most of the clinic's American patients are from California and primarily go to Tijuana because abortion services are more affordable there. However, Garcia said in recent months the clinic has been getting more calls from women in Arizona and Texas.

"We are expanding abortion services here in Mexico," she said. "It feels strange that in the United States, they are reducing them."

Mexico, which is overwhelmingly Catholic, had long banned abortions. But now they are legal in eight states for people who are up to 12 weeks pregnant, and longer in cases of rape or to save a patient's life.

The state of Baja California Norte legalized abortion in October 2021. Three more states - Guerrero, Sonora, and Baja California Norte - have legalized abortion this year.

Yet, despite the liberalized laws, abortion providers in Baja California still face cultural pushback. Garcia said finding landlords willing to rent to an abortion provider has been extremely difficult.

Profem officials were originally told they could have space in the New City Medical Plaza - a new high rise in downtown Tijuana made up of tenants that cater to medical tourism. However, the landlords backed out on their agreement because they did not want to be associated with abortion.

Profem's current landlord prohibits the clinic from printing the address on any advertising materials. The clinic can only post the neighborhood and tell patients to call a number to get the actual address.

"I think they are afraid that pro-life groups will come and protest outside the building," Garcia said.

Currently, the Tijuana clinic only offers abortion pills. They are unable to offer surgical abortions because no one has been willing to rent them a medical facility.

Garcia reached out to seven different medical centers advertising a space that can be used for surgeries. However, none of them have responded.

"They technically haven't said no, but none of them returned my calls," she said. "There is still a lot of stigma surrounding abortion, even though it is legal."

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Mexican abortion clinics bracing for influx of Americans

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Mexican abortion providers expect to see more Americans crossing the border to seek abortion services after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Luisa Garcia, the director of Profem, one of Mexico's largest abortion providers, said Americans already make up roughly 25% of all patients at their Tijuana clinic.

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AMERICANS TRAVELING TO MEXICO FOR ABORTION ACCESS

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AMERICANS TRAVELING TO MEXICO FOR ABORTION ACCESS

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Americans Traveling To Mexico For Abortion Access