Mexican Supreme Court Strikes Down State Pro-Life Constitutional Amendment LifeSiteNews.com
go to original May 1, 2013

Mexico's Supreme Court has declared that the state of Queretaro's pro-life constitutional amendment is "invalid" because lawmakers did not receive the approval of a sufficient number of state municipal governments before announcing its promulgation.

In an 8-3 decision, the court ruled that only two of the state's municipal governments gave their assent to the amendment directly, while the others approved the verdict of constitutionality issued by a legislative committee, which the court claims was not a valid approval of the amendment itself.

The amendment was ultimately approved directly by two thirds of the municipalities, but not before the promulgation of the law, according to the justices, who are called "ministers".

This procedural error "is considered sufficient to conclude that there was a serious violation of the legislative process that must be considered sufficient to declare the process invalid," the ruling majority concluded.

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