Amnesty International Memorandum Pressures Mexico to Legalize Abortion Sofia Vazquez-Mellado - LifeSiteNews.com
go to original March 13, 2014

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MEXICO CITY - Amnesty International’s most recent Memorandum to Mexico’s president Enrique Peña recommends the country liberalize abortion laws, as the current constitutions of many of its states are “recognizing the ‘right to life of the fetus from conception,’” and are “undermining the enjoyment of women’s and girl’s sexual and reproductive rights.”

The report, titled “Human Rights Challenges Facing Mexico,” goes on to recommend that Mexico end the “criminalization of abortion” to ensure “women and girl’s access to safe abortion services in cases of rape, incest and where the woman or girl’s health is at risk.”

The document was issued last month, after Salil Shetty, Secretary General for Amnesty International, visited the country and held meetings with several Mexican authorities, including the president.

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