In addition, in Jalisco there are seven circumstances or grounds for legal abortion
In the state there are three other situations, called grounds, which allow people to request and access a safe abortion legally, without penalties and without abortion being considered a crime, regardless of the number of weeks of gestation.
Grounds are specific situations in which the law allows individuals to request a safe abortion procedure, regardless of gestational age. In these cases, health services and their personnel must support them in identifying and facilitating their care, without increasing the requirements indicated in the law or imposing obstacles or barriers to their access.
Learn about all the grounds for obtaining an abortion currently in effect in the state and the requirements for accessing them:
When abortion is the consequence of an unintentional act
When pregnancy is the result of rape
When the woman’s or pregnant woman’s life is in danger
When the health (physical, mental or social) of the pregnant person is affected by the pregnancy
When the product of pregnancy has severe malformations
Non-consensual artificial insemination
Legal Interruption of Pregnancy (ILE)
Abortion is legal in Jalisco.
In Jalisco, abortion is a legal health service. You have the right to a safe abortion, and the law protects you. Local legislation guarantees the right to an abortion based on the free choice of the woman or pregnant person during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.