Legal Abortion – Tlaxcala
In Tlaxcala there are six situations for which abortion is not sanctioned
IF MALFORMATIONS ARE DETECTED IN THE PRODUCT
IF PREGNANCY AFFECTS YOUR PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR SOCIAL HEALTH OR WELLBEING
This ground applies when the pregnancy worsens your health or implies a serious damage…
IF THE PREGNANCY IS LIFE-THREATENING
Life-threatening implies that the continuation of the pregnancy endangers…
IF THE PREGNANCY IS THE RESULT OF RAPE
Health institutions must ensure immediate medical attention to the victims of this crime….
IF THE ABORTION WAS ACCIDENTAL
These are involuntary cases, which were not premeditated or planned by the woman….
IF YOU WERE A VICTIM OF FORCED INSEMINATION
When the pregnancy is the result of a non-consensual procedure…
Know your rights
Article 243 of the Penal Code for the Free and Sovereign State of Tlaxcala supports you.
In Mexico, we have the right to live a voluntary maternity, which is guaranteed in Article 4 of the Constitution:
“Everyone has the right to decide freely, responsibly and in an informed manner on the number and spacing of his or her children.”
Every woman and person with gestational capacity has the right to terminate a pregnancy in the cases permitted by law. To do so, it is not necessary for the judicial or ministerial authority, or any ethics committee to intervene or give permission.
Abortion in Tlaxcala is Legal.
In Tlaxcala, abortion is a legal health service. You have the right to safe abortion and the law protects you. Local legislation guarantees the right to have an abortion at the free choice of the woman or pregnant woman during the first 12 weeks of gestation.