By Michael J.W. Stickings
Against predictable opposition from the Roman Catholic Church, Mexico City's assembly has voted -- 46-19, a clear majority -- to legalize abortion in the city. Up to now, abortion has only been allowed in certain extreme cases. This "legislation will permit abortions of pregnancies in the first trimester, or 12 weeks." However, it applies only to Mexico City itself, which has become a bastion of progressive politics in an otherwise traditionalist country: The Assembly "recently voted to allow same-sex civil unions and is currently considering legalising euthanasia".
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Update: See also WaPo.
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