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Legalisation of Abortion in Mexico

April 26, 2007 |

With great satisfaction and surprise, I received today the news that abortion had finally been legalised in Mexico City. Note that this legislation only applies to Mexico City, not the whole country. With this measure the Federal District joins a few other states in allowing the voluntary interruption of pregnancy during the first twelve weeks.

This has been a very touchy subject for ages in Mexico. We all know what the postures of both the right and left wings are, so I won’t repeat them here. What is disgusting is the arguments that both sides used. Sometimes they sound like arguments one would use to try to persuade ignorant children. Arguments with lies (or inexactitudes) and sophisms that anybody with half a decent education should be able to pinpoint. At some point the conservatives had an ad with a woman being sentenced by a court to have an abortion. What the hell? I hear that even the Supreme Court is filing a complaint against this type of propaganda.

The scariest bit is that each side seemed not to notice the lack of depth of each other’s arguments. This upset me in so many levels. First of all, it seems that either we are being ruled by a bunch of idiots or they are just pretending to rule and just stage this little “pretend” show for the benefit of the people. Secondly, I take offence by their treating me like an idiot. Thirdly, I insist, lying for the sake of furthering a political campaign?!!! And the worst bit is that nobody is objecting to this!

Well, at least this new legislation is a step towards more civil liberties.


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