The Supreme Court of Mexico declares that the right to life from conception is unconstitutional

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A woman has a banner that reads “Free Abortion” during a protest to celebrate the decision of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) that declared unconstitutional the criminalization of abortion in Saltillo, Mexico, on September 7 of 2021. REUTERS / Daniel Becerril

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 9 (Reuters) – Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that protecting “life from conception” was unconstitutional, duplicating its decision earlier this week that abortion was not a crime.

The ruling, derived from a case in the state of Sinaloa, has implications for Mexican states that have laws to defend the right to life from conception and that put women at risk of being prosecuted for aborting a pregnancy. .

The court’s decision, again for the conservatives of the predominantly Catholic nation, came days after its decisive decision to penalize abortion is unconstitutional, a major victory for reproductive rights activists. Read more

Hundreds of mostly poor Mexican women have been prosecuted for abortion, while at least several dozen remain imprisoned.

Report by Cassandra Garrison; edited by Richard Pullin

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