Yucatán advances in the legalization of abortion

The president of the Board of Directors at the Yucatan Congress, Estefanía Baeza Martínez, gave entry to the initiatives presented by Morena and Citizen Movement, on February 5, which could initiate a possible decriminalization of abortion in the State.

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The proposals known as “the right to decide from women” and “reproductive autonomy” were turned in the Constitutional Points and Government Commissions; Health, and gender equality, which were presented by deputies Clara Paola Rosales Montiel (Morena) and Larissa Acosta Escalante (MC), respectively. However, We still have to establish dates to begin the analysis of both law proposals, which could be extended until June, Depending on the requests requested by Citizens for their study, such as forums, consultations with experts, among others, in order to leave a Law that favor all women who intend to abort.

Yet, This process generated discontent among anti -abortion groups, which protested at the gates of the legislative enclosure, where they demanded from the State Congress reject these initiatives. “We demand that they withdraw initiatives that legalize abortion until nine months in Yucatán, we are organizations and groups of women who defend the right to live and we flatly reject the two initiatives, which allow abortion within the maternal belly until nine months,” said Alejandra Yáñez Rubio, of the conscience and human rights collective.

In this regard, María del Rosario Laris, another member of the groups, warned that the initiatives contemplate that women, up to a minute before the baby’s birth, can be subject to abortion. He pointed out that he is out of place that the deputies are in favor of an initiative that is rejected by a large number of yucatecos.

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In August 2024, the First Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) ordered the Yucatan State Congress to repeal the articles of the Entity Criminal Code that criminalize abortion. The decriminalization of abortion in Yucatan was achieved with four votes in favor and one against, with which it was determined to grant the protection of the law to the civil association “Humanitarian services in sexual and reproductive health.

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