NEWS: Abortion Elsewhere in the Americas

CULTURE: Abortion Elsewhere in the Americas

Mexico City--not Mexico the country--is considering making abortion legal for the first trimester. Currently under Mexican law, abortion is only legal if a woman's life is endangered by her pregnancy, or if she's been raped. (Although, in fact, even if you've been raped, Mexican officials can and do try to deny your right to an abortion.)

Meanwhile, in Nicaragua, which recently passed a complete ban on abortion under any circumstances, the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights is challenging the law on constitutional grounds. A spokeswoman reports that

Before the Nicaraguan law, a woman needed the testimony of three experts that her life was endangered by pregnancy, and the consent of a family member.

Here at home, the Oregon bill requiring insurers to cover birth control that I blogged about earlier this week passed--with an exception for religious employers. With the context of what the Church has accomplished in other American countries in view, you can kinda see why that concession isn't exactly heartening news. Whatever happened to the idea that the state should "make no law respecting an establishment of religion"?

Bitch_PhD aprendia Espanol cuando estaba nina.

I can see a scene from "If these Walls Could Talk" just by reading this article.

not even an incest clause? Jeezey Creezey.

Oh man, that's totally an awesome idea. Someone should write that into the Constitution!

Well, religion aside, even, the Oregon bill isn't exactly heartening overall in light of the situation right here in the US either--for example, the Eighth Circuit's recent decision in the Union Pacific case. Bully for you, Oregon, but that doesn't do shit as far as protecting access for the rest of us.

um, mexico isnt in america

america is all the continent

lolz

Religion and Goverment rules womens right's as always.
If it were Men carrying children, this would be as legal as buying chocolate.
Oh and i do not support abortion as a contraception. Flippin use a Condom!

uh, i don't think that quote has any bearing on what other countries do.

how do you know that?

not yet anyway. but actually, the formal name for mexico is 'the united states of mexico. and by 'the americas,' she meant all of north and south america.

I've always wondered why the founding fathers didn't think of an actual name for the country. It's like Otto von Bismarck calling Germany the "United States of Europe."

????? Mexico's stance on abortion puzzles me.......... you would think that like China they would encourage abortions in some cases.............

It isnt like they have a shortage of people

The effects of deep seated religious BS that works into politics

Unfortunately the church's stance on those is just as backwater.

No i meant it as in some women take it very lightly and use it as contraception method, (which i don't personally agree with)