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Mexico’s Supreme Court rules right to life from conception is unconstitutional

This comes days after a watershed ruling that penalising abortion is unconstitutional.

Reuters
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A woman holds a banner which reads 'Free abort' during a protest to celebrate the decision of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation that declared the criminalisation of abortion as unconstitutional, in Saltillo, Mexico, Sept 7. Photo: Reuters
A woman holds a banner which reads 'Free abort' during a protest to celebrate the decision of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation that declared the criminalisation of abortion as unconstitutional, in Saltillo, Mexico, Sept 7. Photo: Reuters

Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the protection of “life from conception” was unconstitutional, doubling down on its decision earlier this week that abortion was not a crime.

The ruling, stemming from a case out of Sinaloa state, has implications for Mexican states that have laws to defend a right to life from conception and put women at risk of prosecution for aborting a pregnancy.

The court’s decision, another blow to conservatives in the predominantly-Catholic nation, came days after its watershed ruling that penalising abortion is unconstitutional, a major victory for reproductive rights activists.

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