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Mexico Activists Deliver Bill to Scrap Abortion Crime After Nationwide 28S Marches

Fresh data show criminal enforcement persists despite legal gains, leaving access uneven.

Overview

  • Feminist groups rallied in Mexico City and multiple states on 28S and delivered a new initiative to Congress to remove abortion from the Federal Penal Code.
  • Official SESNSP figures record 7,511 abortion investigations over the past decade and 522 in January–July 2025, despite Supreme Court rulings against criminalization.
  • Roughly two dozen states have partially decriminalized abortion, yet eight still retain penal provisions and many codes continue to list the offense.
  • IMSS Bienestar reports 12,822 abortions in Mexico City from July 2024 to July 2025, including 4,453 patients from other states where it is legal, reflecting centralized access.
  • Advocates report conscience-based refusals, shortages of misoprostol and mifepristone, and continued use of curettage; protests highlighted supply gaps and alleged denials of legal care, including a recent case involving a 10-year-old in Tamaulipas.