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Mexico’s Supreme Court upholds abortion rights nationwide, paving way for federal access

A general view of the Supreme Court building where Ministers elected a new President for the Supreme Court, in Mexico City, Mexico, on 2nd January, 2023

Mexico City Reuters Mexico’s Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a federal law criminalising abortion, reaffirming an earlier ruling that criminal penalties for abortion were unconstitutional and allowing the federal healthcare system to provide services. Mexico’s highest court, which consists of 11 justices, declared that criminal penalties for abortion were unconstitutional in 2021, but the […]