{"id":117488,"date":"2021-06-30T21:46:26","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T21:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=117488"},"modified":"2021-06-30T21:46:26","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T21:46:26","slug":"hidalgo-becomes-third-mexican-state-to-allow-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/markets\/hidalgo-becomes-third-mexican-state-to-allow-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"Hidalgo becomes third Mexican state to allow abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"<figcaption>FILE PHOTO: Women hold green handkerchiefs during a protest in support of legal and safe abortion in Mexico City, Mexico, February 19, 2020. REUTERS\/Edgard Garrido\/File Photo<\/figcaption><p>MEXICO CITY (Reuters) &#8211; Lawmakers in Mexico\u2019s Hidalgo state on Wednesday voted to lift the penalties for elective abortion, making Hidalgo the third state in the largely Roman Catholic country to let women choose to end their pregnancies.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative passed with 16 votes in favor and one abstention with 28 lawmakers present, Hidalgo\u2019s congress said on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Only the vast capital of Mexico City and the southern state of Oaxaca also allow women to opt for abortions, as long as they are within 12 weeks of pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p>Hidalgo\u2019s law, which follows the same terms, will go into effect once it is published in the state\u2019s official government gazette.<\/p>\n<p>Hidalgo, which neighbors Mexico City, previously had only allowed abortion in certain cases, including if the mother had been raped.<\/p>\n<p>Several dozen women clad in green bandannas symbolizing the abortion rights movement burst into cheers and applause outside the session as the vote count was announced, local media showed.<\/p>\n<p>Although Latin America has some of the world\u2019s harshest abortion laws, a growing movement has called for a loosening of restrictions and Argentina legalized the procedure in December.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-mexico-abortion\/hidalgo-becomes-third-mexican-state-to-allow-abortion-idUSKCN2E62Q8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FILE PHOTO: Women hold green handkerchiefs during a protest in support of legal and safe abortion in Mexico City, Mexico, February 19, 2020. 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