When pregnancy is the result of rape

The purpose of this ground, abortion, is to stop the effects of the consequences of the commission of a crime.

This situation occurs when the pregnancy is the result of a forced relationship or rape. In this case, abortion is an emergency health service and is a right of survivors of sexual violence, to which they must have immediate access in all entities of the country (General Law on Victims and NOM-046-SSA2-2005).

The only requirement for a pregnant woman to request an abortion before the health services due to rape is through a free handwritten or computerized document in which, under oath, she declares that the abortion is the result of rape. Only when the pregnant woman is under 12 years of age, the father, mother or legal guardian must make the request (NOM-046-SSA2-2005).