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September 8, 2021

Mexico's Top Court Decriminalizes Abortion
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The Mexican Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that criminalizing
abortion is unconstitutional - a historic decision which paves the way
to legalizing the procedure across the country. This is the president of
the Mexican Supreme Court, Arturo Zaldívar.

Arturo Zaldívar: "From now on, there is a new path to freedom, clarity
and dignity, which respects all those who are pregnant, especially
women. Today is one more step in this historic struggle for equality,
for dignity and for fully exercising their rights."

Abortion has been severely restricted and penalized in all but four
Mexican states. This comes after years of resistance and organizing by
reproductive justice advocates.


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