"Preventive action"
Unsure how Mexico's Supreme Court will rule on abortion, Baja California legislators seek protection for unborn in state constitution
As Mexico's Supreme Court continues hearing arguments in a challenge to the constitutionality of a law that legalized unrestricted abortion up to the 12th week of pregnancy in the Federal District, legislators in some states are not waiting for the high court's ruling to take what they are calling "preventive action" in favor of the unborn. Although the challenged law permits abortions only in the Federal District (the nation's capital, which includes Mexico City), pro-lifers elsewhere in Mexico fear a favorable court ruling could lead to a rush to approve similar laws in the country's 31 states.
Pro-life legislators in Baja California (major cities include Tijuana, Ensenada and Mexicali) say they don't want to take any chances. Eight of the 11 justices on the Supreme Court would have to vote to declare the Federal District abortion law unconstitutional, and legal experts say such a result is not guaranteed, especially since some justices are known to make "creative" interpretations of the law.
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