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Mexico City Makes Abortion Rights History in Latin America
by María Luisa Sánchez, GIRE
May 24, 2007 - 8:00am (Print)
On April 24, 2007, the Mexico City Legislative Assembly decriminalized abortion during the first 12 weeks of gestation. The capital city, a federal district similar to Washington, DC, now has one of the most progressive laws on abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean; after only Cuba, Guyana and Puerto Rico; and sets an important precedent for Latin America.
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