Overview
- The Archdiocese of Mexico alleged the court had listed a draft to eliminate criminal penalties for abortion through nine months and said it would be discussed on January 6, 2026, though earlier reports noted no public document confirmed that claim.
- Justice Irving Espinosa said the pending ruling does not seek total decriminalization and instead targets efforts by states to shorten the legal window for abortion, citing Aguascalientes as the example.
- The matter stems from actions of unconstitutionality 172/2024 and 173/2024, filed by the federal executive and the National Human Rights Commission against Aguascalientes provisions including a six-week cutoff and life‑from‑conception language.
- The case is listed for discussion on January 6, 2026, with the debate focused on whether restricting abortion after six weeks is constitutional in that state.
- Context includes 24 of 32 states allowing abortion up to about 12 weeks (13 in Sinaloa), while the Church denounced the purported draft as ideologically driven and rights groups such as Human Rights Watch continue to call for removing criminal penalties.