Mexico

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<p><strong>JUAREZ, Mexico</strong> – A recent ruling by Mexico’s supreme court on right-to-life amendments in two northern states has pro-choice supporters fearful of a dangerous precedent that could fly beneath the radar of the country’s upcoming presidential elections. The decision by the eleven-member court, after just two days of deliberation, essentially criminalizes abortions — even if the pregnancy involves rape or is a threat to the mother’s life.</p>

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<p><strong>PHOENIX</strong><strong>, Ariz.</strong> – The number of apprehensions of undocumented immigrants on the U.S.-Mexico border has dropped, but reports of abuses against immigrants are on the rise.</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Those are the findings of a new report released by the Arizona humanitarian aid organization No More Deaths.</p>

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mexico is in turmoil this week over the start of deliberations on the constitutionality of reforms made to 18 state constitutions regarding the right to life from conception. The rejection of such reforms is seen as success for human and reproductive rights of women.</p>

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Esta semana inicio la discusión en la suprema corte que podría dar marcha atrás a las legislaciones de 18 estados de México que prohíben el aborto en todas sus formas, lo que significaría un triunfo de los acuerdos internacionales firmados por México en materia de derechos humanos y reproductivos.</p>

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tres cuartos de la población de México dice estar descontento con el rumbo que lleva el país, menos de la mitad de los mexicanos creen que el gobierno este teniendo avances en contra del narcotráfico, y casi un tercio considera que no solo no hay avances sino serios retrocesos.</p>

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