- Federal health institutions now able to provide abortions
- Decision was unanimous and mandatory for local, federal judges
The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation in Mexico City, Mexico.
Photographer: Alejandro Cegarra/BloombergMexico’s Supreme Court on Wednesday decriminalized abortion nationwide.
The move comes two years after the court unanimously declared criminalizing early-term abortion unconstitutional. That decision meant state courts had to pass legislation to modify local criminal codes.
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Mexico’s Supreme Court Decriminalizes Abortion Nationwide