Mexico’s Supreme Court: Law limiting abortion after rape to first trimester unconstitutional

Mexico’s Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) has ruled that a section of one state’s penal code stipulating that abortions following rape must take place only during the first trimester is unconstitutional. The SCJN met virtually to decide on a 2018 case surrounding a minor girl with cerebral palsy from the state of Chiapas, who … Continue reading Mexico’s Supreme Court: Law limiting abortion after rape to first trimester unconstitutional