Mexico: The local congress of the state of Oaxaca reformed article 12 of its Constitution to affirm that “every human being, from the moment of fertilization, comes under the protection of the law and is recognized as born for all legal purposes until its natural death.”

Mexico: The local congress of the state of Queretaro reformed article 2 of its Constitution to recognize, protect, and guarantee the right to life of every human being from the moment of fertilization until its natural death.

Peru: During the 33rd National Conference of Bishops, Jesus Moliné Labarta, the Bishop of Chiclayo, presented a petition against abortion with thousands of signatures. The signatures had been collected as part of a campaign to promote the defense of life from the moment of conception.

Argentina: The House of Representatives debated two bills to recognize same-sex marriage

Mexico: Twelve members of the local congress of the state of San Luis Potosi presented Action of Unconstitutionality 62/2009 asking the Supreme Court to invalidate article 16 of the state’s Constitution, which protects the right to life from the moment of conception.

Peru: The Constitutional Court issued Decision 02005-2009-PA/TC banning the distribution of emergency contraception.

Argentina: A legal abortion for a ten-year-old girl who became pregnant as a result of rape was performed at the Materno-Infantil Hospital in Buenos Aires Province.

Argentina: Fryre Case – A court from Buenos Aires (15th Circuit Court on Administrative and Taxation Disputes) declared unconstitutional the traditional interpretation of the Civil Code that recognized only heterosexual marriages.

Argentina: A lawsuit was filed before the Supreme Court contesting the veto against legal abortion in the province of La Pampa. The lawsuit was rejected.

Mexico: The local congress of the state of Chiapas reformed article 4 of its Constitution to protect and guarantee the right to life from the moment of fertilization until natural death.