Mexico’s highest court ruled laws penalizing women for abortion are unconstitutional
All 10 judges who were present in court Tuesday reportedly voted in favor of striking down the law, which imposedof up to three years on women who receive abortions, except in narrow cases like rape or risk to a mother’s health.
The ruling initially applies just to Coahuila’s law, but it sets a precedent for judges to strike down similar laws in other states, the
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