Posted on 09/07/2021 2:43:08 PM PDT by Libloather
Mexico’s Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Tuesday that abortion is not a crime, declaring it unconstitutional to levy penalties around the medical procedure.
“This is a historic step for the rights of women,” Supreme Court Justice Luis Maria Aguilar told Reuters.
The ruling was in sharp contrast to neighboring Texas, whose law banning most abortions in the state went into effect last Wednesday after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block it.
Texas law effectively outlaws abortions, sparking outrage from women and Democrats
Until now, in most of largely Catholic Mexico the only legal grounds for abortion was for pregnancy resulting from sexual violence, according to the Mexico City–based pro-choice advocacy group GIRE.
The Mexico Supreme Court’s ruling annuls several provisions of a law from the state of Coahuila, which borders Texas, that had made abortion a criminal act. The decision establishes a historic precedent forcing them to act the same way in similar cases, an “obligatory criteria for all of the country’s judges” to act in the same way in similar cases, court President Arturo Zaldívar told The Associated Press.
“From now on, you will not be able to, without violating the court’s criteria and the constitution, charge any woman who aborts under the circumstances this court has ruled as valid,” Zaldívar said.
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I’m not seeing any moves that might make God happier with the world....
They will do it cheaper.
Look for a lot of women to suddenly vacation down in mekeeco.
That was my thought as well.
They are absolutely inviting the judgment of God on this world. It’s just another indicator that the end times is n ear because God is not going to let this go unpunished.
There’s a very interesting verse in Genesis 15:16 that says (in relation to the Israelites, Abraham’s descendants who were to be in bondage in Egypt for 400 years) “And they shall come back here in the fourth generation, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
It seems that God was with holding judgment to a certain point and for a reason.
I see a parallel with that these days that the sin of the world now, has not reached its fulfillment. He’;s biding His time but when judgment falls, it’s going to be swift and complete.
Americans will now be running to Mexico for abortions too.
Judicial legislation just like the USA.
Legislatures are too chicken to vote on it so they have Supreme Court do it for them.
Whatever the rich want, they should get. No one else should have a say.
In California, any woman can get a state-funded abortion for free, no matter how wealthy they are, or whether they are state residents.
That must’ve been one of the reasons why the left wanted open borders - planned parenthood funding through illegals crossing to get abortions.
Vicente Fox and Felipe Calderon must have appointed the Mexican version of “originalists” to the courts. It’s worked out so awesomely for U.S. conservatives, ya know...
In unrelated news DUIs in the US unexplainably drop dramatically in about 16 years
The majority of justices were indeed appointed by "conservative" President Felipe Calderon, including Justice Luis Maria Aguilar (cited in the article as hailing the "landmark" decision as a step forward in woman's rights). Never trust a man who a woman's name as his middle name. Adam Kinzinger-style "Conservative" Vicente Fox appointed 1 justice, "Centrist" Enrique Peña Nieto appointed 2, and "Far left" Andrés Manuel López Obrador appointed 3.
It would be interesting to see their batting average compared to U.S. Presidents, not to mention the bizarro quark that Mexican "conservative" Presidents have turned out to be liberals, and vice versa.
5 by Calderon, 1 by Fox. Out of 11.
Interesting they are called “Ministers of the Court”. I have no idea if they have a history of political interference like our court, Mexico uses civil law.
I guess a lot of clinics will open on the border. Very curious timing.
Looks like Texans are going to be crossing the border for a cheap Mexican procedure. Sad.
I don't know if there are larger differences, like whether the Mexican Supreme Court can strike down laws as unconstitutional, has both original and appellate jurisdiction, and hears disputes between states, as our SCOTUS does.
It could be their "Supreme Court" operates very differently than ours, for example the UK's "Speaker of the House" has a very different role in government than our "Speaker of the House" does.
The Canadian Supreme Court is more fun, their judicial robes they wear for formal occasions make them look like Santa Claus.
In any case, at least a majority of justices were appointed by so-called "conservative" Mexican presidents (and their court ruled 11-0 to legalize abortion), so I would definitely point the finger at "pro-life" Felipe Calderon for failing to appoint ACTUAL pro-life justices.
Agree!
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