Landmark Ruling: Mexico's Supreme Court Legalizes Nationwide Abortion

Mexico's Supreme Court has ruled that federal laws criminalizing abortion are unconstitutional and violate women's rights, effectively decriminalizing the procedure nationwide. The decision requires the federal public health service and all federal health institutions to offer abortion to anyone who requests it. This follows a trend in Latin America of widening access to abortion, in contrast to increasing restrictions in parts of the United States. Activists will continue to seek legalization state by state, but this ruling should make that process easier.