Activists Demand Abortion Decriminalization in Mexico TeleSUR English
go to original September 29, 2014

28 de Septiembre, Día por la Despenalización del Aborto en América Latina y el Caribe (DDESER)

Last week Feminist organizations in Mexico demanded that the government decriminalize abortion in order to ensure women can legally access the procedure without facing jail time or risking their lives.

In Mexico, a woman can be tried for having an abortion and there is no safe way to interrupt an unwanted or dangerous pregnancy.   

Livni Tircio, spokeswoman for the Sexual and Reproductive Rights Network of Mexico (DDESER) said that there considerable setbacks for women's reproductive rights in the country, with at least 16 states modifying their local constitutions to prohibit abortions.

“Mexican women are being put in jail if they have an abortion, or are condemned to death because theres no safe way to get one,” said Tircio.

...In addition, advocates have urged the Mexican government to implement better sex education and easier access to contraceptives.

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