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Rights Rulings Clash With Prosecutions as Health Groups Press Mexico to Decriminalize Abortion

Advocates warn criminal penalties are undermining care despite Supreme Court mandates.

Querétaro: marchan por el aborto legal y gratuito
Denuncian activistas que el aborto en Michoacán es inaccesible
Brasil marchó por la legalización del aborto en todo el país. 
Foto: La Cadera de Eva en Facebook.

Overview

  • Official data show 7,511 investigation files for abortion opened nationwide in the past decade, including 522 from January to July 2025.
  • Mexico City registered 1,471 cases from 2015 to August 2025, with 146 this year, reflecting a gap between health rules allowing ILE to 12 weeks and a penal code that still treats abortion as a crime.
  • The Supreme Court has recognized abortion rights in key rulings and ordered Congress in 2023 to remove abortion from the Federal Penal Code, and this month directed Morelos to guarantee access even without local penal reform.
  • On the Global Day of Action, organizations including GIRE, CDD, Abortistas Mx and Telefem renewed campaigns and legislative lobbying to remove abortion from federal and state penal codes.
  • Advocates report some health teams coerce legal complaints and caution that criminalization drives unsafe procedures, noting unsafe abortions as a leading cause of maternal mortality.