Differences over abortion have pitted one large batch of U.S. states against another — one group imposing sweeping bans, the other intent on making abortions accessible.
Abortion-rights activist Viridiana Bautista of the organization Las Consejeras, poses for a portrait in Oaxaca, Mexico, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. Bautista, 36, had an abortion almost 13 years ago that led to serious medical complications. Due to her religious upbringing, Bautista said she initially felt guilty about her decision, but overcame that as she became engaged in abortion-rights activism. – Differences over abortion have pitted one large batch of U.S.
In Mexico, neither abortion-rights activists nor anti-abortion leaders are pleased with the current situation. “Anyone who deprives another person of his life commits homicide,” lawyer Lilia Hernández told the Associated Press. “Many times, they say that those of us who are in favor of life are outdated, but the law arose to protect the family.”
Mexfam, a national organization promoting sexual and reproductive rights, launched an initiative in 2020 to build a network of doctors that women from Oaxaca’s central valleys could visit if they were considering ending a pregnancy. Yanet Jennings, 38, a gynecologist at a private clinic in Oaxaca, praised the work of the acompañantes.
Jennings said most of her fellow doctors in Oaxaca feel differently: “What they think on a personal level is more important than the woman’s needs.” In an 11th state, Coahuila, it’s illegal to criminalize a woman who has an abortion, due to a 2021 ruling by Mexico’s Supreme Court. Abortion-rights supporters say the ruling should be applied to all other states, but most of them have not revised their laws to conform.
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