Supreme Court of Mexico to Decide if Abortion Is Unconstitutional

On May 26, one day before the 30 days allowed to challenge a new law had expired, the federal Human Rights Commission and the national Attorney General’s Office asked the Mexican Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional a recently adopted law in the Federal District that legalized unrestricted abortion before the twelfth week of pregnancy. The Federal District, popularly known by its initials in Spanish as DF, is similar to the District of Columbia in the U.S., and includes Mexico City, the country’s most populous city.

Three days later, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case and directed the Federal District’s Legislative Assembly and Chief of Government to respond to the challenge.