Latin America Weekly Report

Bishops win legal battle on abortion. Excommunicated Chiapas Legislators give in
Latin America Weekly Report - 1991 - Latin America Weekly Report, 4

Mots clés : aspects légaux; avortement thérapeutique; célibataires; contraception d'urgence; crime; éducation au planning familial; famille; famille et ménage; loi et statut; maladie et malformation congénitales; maladies; maladies congénitales; malformations congénitales; mère; parents; planification familiale; planning familial; problèmes sociaux; relations familiales; viol
Pays / Régions : Amérique du Nord; Amérique latine; Mexique; Pays en développement

Résumé : In October 1990, the state of Chiapas, Mexico, enacted legislation allowing abortions to be performed in the first three months of pregnancy under the following circumstances: a) when couples agree on abortion as a family planning measure; and b) when a woman is unmarried. The abortion law of Chiapas already allowed abortions to be performed in cases of rape, genetic defect, and risk to the pregnant woman's life. On 31 December 1991, the legislature suspended this legislation and referred the issue to Mexico's newly established Human Rights Commission.

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