Turn-Around Victory for Pro-Life Groups, as Mexican Supreme Court Upholds State Laws Matthew Hoffman - LifeSiteNews.com
go to original June 4, 2013

MEXICO CITY – The Supreme Court of Justice of Mexico has rejected two lawsuits filed by state municipalities seeking to overturn constitutional amendments in their states protecting the right to life from conception, offering a surprise upset for pro-abortion forces who have enjoyed momentum in their favor on the court since 2011.

The court ruled that the suits brought by the municipalities of Asuncion Ixtaltepec in the state of Oaxaca, and Uriangato in the state of Guanajato, which complained that the amendments interfered with their right to protect a woman’s “health,” were without merit. It also discarded claims that the amendments were invalidated by a federal government regulation requiring all hospitals in Mexico to perform abortions and give “emergency contraception” to women in rape cases, known as NOM 046.

... The ruling contrasts with one issued Monday which struck down a similar pro-life amendment passed in the state of Queretaro.

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