Overview

• Thousands rallied in Mexico City and other cities on September 28 calling for total decriminalization and for abortion to be treated strictly as a public health service.
• SESNSP data indicate about 7,511 abortion-related investigations in the last decade, including 522 opened from January to July 2025 and 146 this year in Mexico City.
• Health professionals in the Salvemos Miles de Vidas México network urged legislators to strike abortion from federal and state penal codes, warning that criminalization endangers patients and deters providers.
• Activists reported persistent access barriers such as conscientious objection, shortages of trained staff and supplies, poor confidentiality and opaque service data, citing Michoacán as effectively inaccessible despite recent legal changes.
• The Supreme Court’s prior decisions and its recent order to Morelos to guarantee services without waiting for penal code reform are driving renewed lobbying of state congresses to align laws and health protocols.