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Supreme Court decision

Shortly after the Mexico City law was passed, the Mexican Human Rights Commission and the PGR promoted an "inconstitutionality trial" on the law, attempting to get the Supreme Court to overturn the law. However, in August 2008 the Supreme Court upheld the law, and it also allowed the right for other states to promote their own abortion laws. While this ruling will allow for any state to promote legalizing abortion, it differs from Roe v. Wade in that it did not find a federal constitutional right to abortion. In effect, this means that Mexican states are still free to protect the lives of preborn children as equal persons under the law. Mexico State's local congress is already preparing a proposal for this. 201.137.57.213 (talk) 00:44, 17 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"Pro-Life" versus "Far Right"

If the word "pro-choice" is used, then the other side should be referred to as "pro-life" rather than "far-right".Ferrylodge 05:53, 24 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think this is a case of following our sources. The BBC source says "grupos conservadores" in the headline. Therefore I would propose using "conservative" instead of "far-right". Far-right is POV, and "pro-life", by itself seems too narrow. This article is saying that major conservative groups, not just pro-life groups, along with the Catholic Church are opposing the new law. The article also doesn't say pro-choice, but Feministas. I'm not sure if we need either "pro-" term, but I agree with Ferrylodge that if we use one, use the other.-Andrew c 14:06, 24 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Abortion in border cities: Americans coming south

Here's an article from the the McAllen-based newspaper The Monitor that reports that Americans living in border cities are going into Mexico for abortion alternatives. [1] I do not know if this is relevant information, but might as well leave it here if any of you guys want it. Best, ComputerJA (talk)

Revising this page; Suggestions and Feedback

Hi! I am a part of Rice University taking a course that is involved with the education program of Wikipedia. I was very interested in the effects that the Texas Senate Bill 5 (restrictions on abortion) would have on the border regions of Texas and Mexico. I want to touch base on the relationship between religion ans abortion in Mexico. Some other aspects would be the social factors that go into play for women in Mexico. I would love all your help. I will post a sample outline of the new page in my sandbox on my userpage and I'd appreciate the feedback. Also, I noticed the previous concerns of this page, so I'd like some advice on some useful sources that go with the topic. Thanks! Cristell24 (talk) 15:20, 28 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Peer Review

Great contribution so far! You’ve added a lot of valuable text. One area that can benefit from improvement is sourcing. You use source number 11 a lot. While it seems like a good resource, I think you also need more sources, especially towards the beginning of your contribution. You could add more in-text citations in a few spots. One example is the first sentence of the second paragraph in the “on health and the economy” section. It would be helpful to say where this quote came from, and I think it would help you establish credibility with readers. I think that you should add more text to space out the quotes. You have a lot of quotes, and it can sometimes hinder readability. Doing more in-text citations would be good as well. Kimmyfromtexas (talk) 23:11, 31 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I think you have a lot of good information in this article, and I certainly learned a lot by reading it! I thought your information about abortions in Mexico was precise, and I especially liked the "Recent surveys" section. The two areas that you could add information to are the CEDAW section and the Anti-abortion reform by the Catholic Church section. I had a few questions about both of those questions, such as what the effects of the CEDAW were in Mexico, and what exactly the Catholic Church's stance was. I agree with Kimberly that there were a few places where you could cite your sources better (i.e. when you took direct quotes from someone/somewhere but didn't cite exactly where it came from), but overall I thought the sourcing was good. Avw1 (talk) 02:29, 1 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Decriminalisation in Mexico

Abortion is not longer a crime, but its legalisation is still pending. I put all the references to the new situation and I tried to explained what will happen in the future. This last Supreme Court ruling (7 September 2021) is a historical landmark that will bring many positive changes to all Mexican citizen that can be pregnant, and even USA citizens that can't have access to safe and free abortions in those states with stringent restrictions.

But our federal system is very different to the USA. This Supreme Court decision is the first step towards legalisation. Each state will legislate in order to legalise elective abortions. In the USA, a Supreme Court ruling would change all states' laws automatically (like same-sex marriages). But not in Mexico.

Baja California

The map must be changed, it's so outdated. Baja California became the fifth state to legalise abortion by request on 29 October 2021.

Does 12 weeks mean pregnancy, or 1LMP (~9 weeks of pregnancy)?

12 weeks sounds like it's supposed to be 1st trimester, but the way we count in most states in the USA, that's only 9 weeks into a pregnancy, which isn't 1st trimester. Does Mexico maybe count the same way Massachusetts does, weeks of actual pregnancy? — kwami (talk) 06:00, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Supreme Court decisions

Aguascalientes 2023

Mexican Supreme Court decriminalised abortion today in this state. No gestational limit, so it can be performed at any stage (like in Coahuila). Legalisation still pending (but no needed).

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexicos-aguascalientes-becomes-12th-state-decriminalize-abortion-2023-08-30/ Aleqc (talk) 07:08, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Aguascaliente (timeline)

Aguascalientes has changed its law according to the judicial decision from the Supreme Court. Everything was very secret, so the details of the new legislation has not been released yet. How does the timeline be changed? Aleqc (talk) 14:58, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Jalisco

I think it's time to include Jalisco. A federal court ruled in 25 April 2024 the local Congress must change the local laws against voluntary abortion (legalization). But, as in Aguascalientes (before December 2023) and Coahuila, elective abortion is now de facto decriminalized.

The local Congress was notified today, and it must comply sooner or later.

Here are some new (mostly in Spanish):

https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/estados/2024/04/25/jalisco-despenaliza-el-aborto-tribunal-declara-inconstitucional-su-prohibicion-tras-amparo/

https://www.notisistema.com/noticias/llega-al-congreso-notificacion-judicial-para-despenalizar-aborto-en-jalisco/

https://gire.org.mx/blog/tribunal-colegiado-ordena-eliminar-el-delito-de-aborto-en-jalisco/

https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/jalisco-will-be-the-13th-mexican-state-to-decriminalize-abortion/ Aleqc (talk) 19:30, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

So what's changed? Jalisco is grey because of its unenforced law. "Sooner or later" isn't now. — kwami (talk) 23:02, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Puebla

Another state that decriminalised elective abortion (legislative reform):

https://mexiconewsdaily.com/politics/puebla-decriminalize-abortion/ Aleqc (talk) 03:11, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]