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If pregnancy affects your physical, mental or social health or wellbeing

You have the right to terminate the pregnancy if malformations are detected in the product. This is possible if you have a diagnosis signed by 2 medical specialists who separately and independently state that the product has serious genetic or congenital alterations.

You will need to give your consent and, if applicable, the father’s consent to proceed with the termination.

It is not necessary that the alterations generate incompatibility with extrauterine life.

Only you can assess the seriousness of the situation. To do so, you must have clear and timely information.

It is also a risk when continuing with it implies a severe obstetric risk; such as suffering preeclampsia; or if it causes the total or partial loss of an organ or its function, for example in the case of renal insufficiency.

It is important to recognize that it is a situation of risk when: your quality of life decreases; or there is family, partner or sexual violence; or economic precariousness, which would directly affect your well-being and your social context.

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.