Mexico Supreme Court , Decriminalizes Abortion.<br />Mexico Supreme Court , Decriminalizes Abortion.<br />On Sept. 6, the country's Supreme Court <br />unanimously decided that state laws banning <br />abortion are unconstitutional and infringe on <br />women's rights, 'The Guardian' reports.<br />On Sept. 6, the country's Supreme Court <br />unanimously decided that state laws banning <br />abortion are unconstitutional and infringe on <br />women's rights, 'The Guardian' reports.<br />Mexican women across the country took <br />to social media to applaud the ruling.<br />It feels like a dream. Like I’m the happiest person alive right now. If you don’t have the ability to give birth, you can’t tell me whether you think it’s right or wrong, Andrea Hernández, a feminist activist in Mexico City, via 'The Guardian'.<br />However, the country's two congressional chambers <br />will need to agree on and pass an accompanying law <br />to remove abortion from Mexico's penal code. .<br />There is no time frame for when this must be completed, meaning it could take years.<br />But the Sept. 6 ruling will protect those seeking or providing abortions from criminal charges.<br />Anyone who wants an abortion should now be able to get one in federal health facilities throughout Mexico. .<br />Other Latin American countries that have advanced pro-choice agendas include Argentina and Colombia, where abortions are now legal.<br />Other Latin American countries that have advanced pro-choice agendas include Argentina and Colombia, where abortions are now legal.<br />'The Guardian' reports that Mexico's ruling may encourage women from the U.S. South to cross the border for health care since America's Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year
