Causales – Veracruz
In Veracruz, abortion is a legal health service. You have the right to a safe abortion, and the law protects you.
In addition, in Veracruz there are seven circumstances or grounds for legal abortion
In this state, there are six other circumstances—known as “grounds”—that allow people to request and obtain a safe abortion legally, without penalties and without the abortion being considered a crime, regardless of the number of weeks of pregnancy.
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 pregnant person’s life is in danger
Due to defects in the product
Health Risks to Pregnant Women
Non-consensual artificial insemination
Legal Interruption of Pregnancy (ILE)
Abortion is legal in Veracruz.
In Veracruz, 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.