Puebla Votes to Decriminalize Abortion
The topic caused a stir among the population, leading to a clash between pro-choice and anti-abortion protestors in front of Puebla’s congressional building on Monday morning
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Women’s March Turns Violent, Leaves 37 Injured in Mexico City
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF A pro-abortion march in Mexico’s City’s main plaza Zócalo on Tuesday, Sept. 28, left at least 37 people injured, according to data from the Secretariat for Citizen Security (SSC). Of those hurt, 27 were police officers, four of whom required hospitalization. A member of Mexico’s Interior Secretariat was also attacked. Nine of the injured
Read moreSupreme Court Decriminalizes Abortions for Rape Victims
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexico’s Supreme Court on Wednesday, July 7, ruled that abortions performed on rape victims cannot be prosecuted legally. The Supreme Court stated that it is unconstitutional to penalize victims of rape who abort, even during the second or third trimester. Currently, abortion is legal only in Mexico City and two Mexican states, Oaxaca, and,
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