TIME00242
Latin America and the Caribbean
Mexico
Yes
Abortion
Restrict
Legal reform
11-2008
Mexico: The local congress of the state of Morelos reformed article 2 of its Constitution to guarantee the right to life from the moment of conception, contravening article 119 of the Penal Code, which allows abortion under specific circumstances (rape, endangerment to the pregnant woman’s life, and fetal malformation).