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Guanajuato Legalizes Same‑Sex Marriage and Bans Conversion Therapies, Rejects Abortion Decriminalization

The legislature advanced LGBT protections under Supreme Court criteria, leaving abortion policy unchanged.

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El Congreso aprobó las modificaciones al Código Civil. Foto: Cuartoscuro
Aprueba Guanajuato matrimonio igualitario; prohíbe terapias de conversión
En una misma jornada, las y los diputados aprobaron dos reformas clave: el matrimonio igualitario y la prohibición de las llamadas “terapias de conversión”. | Crédito: Congreso del Estado de Guanajuato y pixabay

Overview

  • The Civil Code now defines marriage as the union of two persons, passing 25–9 and replacing gendered terms with gender‑neutral language.
  • Lawmakers criminalized ECOSIG practices with penalties of two to six years in prison for imposing them on minors or incapacitated persons, with additional sanctions for parents or tutors.
  • The chamber voted 19–17 against three initiatives to decriminalize abortion, sending them to the archive and maintaining penal provisions despite 2021 Supreme Court jurisprudence.
  • PAN legislators split on marriage equality while Morena, MC, PVEM, PRD, PT and PRI members provided cross‑party votes for passage; abortion opponents formed a separate majority.
  • The approved marriage and ECOSIG measures take effect upon publication in the Official State Gazette, and officials noted 1,028 same‑sex marriages were already performed under a 2021 administrative order.