Mexico City lawmakers vote to legalize abortion
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Mexico City lawmakers vote to legalize abortion
Leftist mayor expected to sign legislation in rebuke of Vatican efforts
MEXICO CITY - Mexico City lawmakers voted to legalize abortion Tuesday, a decision likely to influence policies and health practices across Mexico and other parts of heavily Roman Catholic Latin America.
The proposal, approved 46-19, with one abstention, would take effect with the expected signing by the federal district’s leftist mayor. But abortion opponents have already vowed to appeal the law to the Supreme Court, a move likely to extend the bitter and emotional debate in this predominantly Catholic nation.
The law alarmed Mexico’s conservative ruling party and prompted the Vatican to send its top anti-abortion campaigner to the Mexican capital, where ranks of riot police separated chanting throngs of demonstrators from both sides outside the city legislature.
Nationally, Mexico allows abortion only in cases of rape, severe birth defects or if the woman’s life is at risk, and doctors sometimes even deny the procedure under those circumstances.
The new law will require city hospitals to provide the procedure and opens the way for private abortion clinics. Girls under 18 would have to get their parents’ consent.
The procedure will be almost free for poor or insured city residents, but is unlikely to attract patients from the United States, where later-term abortion is legal in many states. Under the Mexico City law, abortion after 12 weeks would be punished by three to six months in jail.
The only other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean with legalized abortion for all women are Cuba and Guyana. Most others allow it only in cases of rape or when the woman’s life is at risk. Nicaragua, El Salvador and Chile ban it completely.
Leftist mayor expected to sign legislation in rebuke of Vatican efforts
MEXICO CITY - Mexico City lawmakers voted to legalize abortion Tuesday, a decision likely to influence policies and health practices across Mexico and other parts of heavily Roman Catholic Latin America.
The proposal, approved 46-19, with one abstention, would take effect with the expected signing by the federal district’s leftist mayor. But abortion opponents have already vowed to appeal the law to the Supreme Court, a move likely to extend the bitter and emotional debate in this predominantly Catholic nation.
The law alarmed Mexico’s conservative ruling party and prompted the Vatican to send its top anti-abortion campaigner to the Mexican capital, where ranks of riot police separated chanting throngs of demonstrators from both sides outside the city legislature.
Nationally, Mexico allows abortion only in cases of rape, severe birth defects or if the woman’s life is at risk, and doctors sometimes even deny the procedure under those circumstances.
The new law will require city hospitals to provide the procedure and opens the way for private abortion clinics. Girls under 18 would have to get their parents’ consent.
The procedure will be almost free for poor or insured city residents, but is unlikely to attract patients from the United States, where later-term abortion is legal in many states. Under the Mexico City law, abortion after 12 weeks would be punished by three to six months in jail.
The only other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean with legalized abortion for all women are Cuba and Guyana. Most others allow it only in cases of rape or when the woman’s life is at risk. Nicaragua, El Salvador and Chile ban it completely.
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I fail to see how legalizing abortion is a step forward. But that's no surprise.
I's a sad day.
i had no idea that abortion is illegal in most places there. at least most of them allow it in cases of rape and when the women's life is at risk. maybe mexico city's move will lead to some changes across mexico and latin america...
Being able to get an abortion is a woman's natural right....It's her body.
can't be all that bad...
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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nah...I like good food. I learned to speak Spanish down in Mexico...been more than a few times.
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW_gr8Ak5Ck
would a racist white guy make his own sushi? Just stepped away to roll two sheets of seaweed, shirakiku rice, sweetened rice vinegar to taste, sprinkle on some sesame seed, add pollock strips, avacado, dip em in those mini flying fish eggs, a little water to some powdered wasabi, generous amount reduced salt soy sauce.....voila......par excellence. chopstiks or fingers no diff..
eating it at the moment
Did I mention I like good food?
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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You're missing out.. I got it down in 20 mins flat..California rolls are aweseome!
extra avacado....mmmm....
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
How do you get I'm a racist from that!?!?....are you experiencing some kind profound mental of breakdown?
wait.... I already know the answer :rolleyes:
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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