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07-19-2022, 04:08 AM
In a major turn of events in Mexico, which has one of the largest Catholic populations in the world, its Supreme Court last week decriminalized abortions.
The Supreme Court ruling is a milestone for Mexico’s feminist movement. But change might not come quickly: Abortion law is mostly administered at the state level in Mexico, much of the country remains culturally conservative, and many Mexican medical workers are morally opposed to abortion.
In a country where polls indicate most people don’t believe that abortion should be legal, what effect will the ruling have in practice?
Guest: Natalie Kitroeff (https://www.nytimes.com/by/natalie-kitroeff?smid=pc-thedaily), a correspondent covering Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean for The New York Times.
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Background reading:
The Supreme Court’s decision to decriminalize abortion set a legal precedent for the nation. But applying it to all of Mexico’s states will be a long path (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/08/world/americas/mexico-abortion-access.html). Read this article in Spanish here (https://www.nytimes.com/es/2021/09/10/espanol/aborto-legal-mexico.html).
Abortion may no longer be a crime, but a battle looms over whether public hospitals will be required to offer (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/13/world/americas/mexico-abortion-objectors.html) the procedure. Read this article in Spanish here (https://www.nytimes.com/es/2021/09/13/espanol/aborto-mexico-objecion-conciencia.html).
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
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The Supreme Court ruling is a milestone for Mexico’s feminist movement. But change might not come quickly: Abortion law is mostly administered at the state level in Mexico, much of the country remains culturally conservative, and many Mexican medical workers are morally opposed to abortion.
In a country where polls indicate most people don’t believe that abortion should be legal, what effect will the ruling have in practice?
Guest: Natalie Kitroeff (https://www.nytimes.com/by/natalie-kitroeff?smid=pc-thedaily), a correspondent covering Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean for The New York Times.
Sign up here (https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily) to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, subscribe to our newsletter (https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline).
Background reading:
The Supreme Court’s decision to decriminalize abortion set a legal precedent for the nation. But applying it to all of Mexico’s states will be a long path (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/08/world/americas/mexico-abortion-access.html). Read this article in Spanish here (https://www.nytimes.com/es/2021/09/10/espanol/aborto-legal-mexico.html).
Abortion may no longer be a crime, but a battle looms over whether public hospitals will be required to offer (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/13/world/americas/mexico-abortion-objectors.html) the procedure. Read this article in Spanish here (https://www.nytimes.com/es/2021/09/13/espanol/aborto-mexico-objecion-conciencia.html).
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)