Mexico’s activists brace for landmark supreme court abortion ruling

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The ruling could set a precedent; in states that have restrictive regulations, injunctions could be granted to allow the procedure
Activists on both sides of Mexico’s abortion debate are bracing for a potentially historic supreme court hearing on Wednesday which could lead to decriminalisation across the country.
The case before the five judges of the high court’s first bench involves an injunction granted in the eastern state of Veracruz, which ordered the local legislature to remove articles from its criminal code pertaining to abortion during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Continue reading...

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