He Congress of Aguascalientes approved various reforms to the Criminal Code of the state, including the one that reduces the time to carry out the abortionwhen it has not even been a year since abortion was decriminalized in the state.
With 19 votes in favor, six against and one abstention, the deputies of Aguascalientes approved decrease from 12 to six weeks of gestation is the limit for legally terminating a pregnancy.
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The approved initiative It states that: “When the abortion is performed by a doctor, surgeon or midwife, the person will be sentenced to six months to one year in prison, a fine of 1,500 to two thousand days, and full payment of compensation for any damages caused.”
This Monday, activists They took to the streets of the capital to report that with this measure it would be almost impossible to have an abortion in Aguascalientes.
“On August 28, with the approval of this initiative, the human rights of women and pregnant people were violated, but the story does not end here,” the Gire group posted on its X account.
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During the local Congress session, the Morena deputy, Leslie Figueroa Trevinopointed out that this law is not inclusive, the language is not clear and precise, the rights of people in the state are being violated by leaving aside the term pregnant people, published El Sol de Aguascalientes.
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The discussion of the initiative presented by the National Action Party (PAN) It was held amid protests outside the legislative building by activists who rejected the proposal, accusing it of attacking the rights of human rights Women’s.
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“Let it be clear, we will not take a step back and from this, or any other trench, we will continue to organize for all women, girls and adolescents (…) because we need to understand that it is a free, safe and free right.
Leslie Figueroa Trevino
Morena Deputy
🟢 On August 28, when this initiative was approved, the human rights of women and pregnant people were violated, but the story does not end here. pic.twitter.com/S0T663GIx3
— GIRE (@GIRE_mx) August 28, 2024
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