A shift in views on abortion in Mexico

"MEXICO CITY - On the five-hour bus ride from Guadalajara to this capital city, Rocio Medeles cried over her misfortune.

She was a 26-year-old single mother, pregnant by a man who was about to marry someone else. In the past, she would have been presented with a stark choice: Have the baby, or risk permanent damage to her health at one of Guadalajara's many underground abortion clinics.

But in April, legislators decriminalized abortion in Mexico City's Federal District, about 200 miles away. Since May, more than 3,400 women have received abortions at 14 of the capital's public hospitals."
A shift in views on abortion in Mexico -- baltimoresun.com

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nhboy said:

"MEXICO CITY -

A shift in views on abortion in Mexico -- baltimoresun.com

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Notice that the fourth (4th) paragraph says:

"If it hadn't been for the option to go to the Federal District, I probably wouldn't have risked a clandestine abortion," said Medeles, who traveled to Mexico City for the procedure in September with her 6-year-old daughter. "I might have had the baby, although I probably would have given it up for adoption."

nhboy said:

Since May, more than 3,400 women have received abortions at 14 of the capital's public hospitals."

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