Mexico's Supreme Court Legalizes Nationwide Abortion

Mexico's Supreme Court has decriminalized abortion nationwide, ruling that national laws prohibiting the procedure are unconstitutional and violate women's rights. The court ordered the removal of abortion from the federal penal code, requiring federal health institutions to offer abortion to anyone who requests it. While some Mexican states still criminalize abortion, judges in those states will have to abide by the court's decision. The ruling was celebrated by abortion rights activists but criticized by opponents. This decision extends the trend of widening abortion access in Latin America, in contrast to increasing restrictions in parts of the United States.