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Mexico City Bill That Legalizes Abortion During First Three Months' Gestation Published Into Law

April 27, 2007

A bill that allows pregnant women to obtain a legal abortion in Mexico City during the first three months' gestation was published into law on Thursday, the AP/Houston Chronicle reports (Castillo, AP/Houston Chronicle, 4/26). Under national Mexican law, abortion only is permitted if the life of the pregnant woman is endangered or if the woman has been raped. However,...