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In the states, abortion is a legal health service. You have the right to safe abortion and the law protects you. <\/h3>\n

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” header_3_font=”|700||on|||||” header_3_font_size=”24px” global_colors_info=”{}”]The states that have laws that are more respectful of abortion rights in Mexico and consider the legal termination of pregnancy are Chiapas, Mexico City, Oaxaca, Hidalgo, Veracruz, Baja California, Colima, Sinaloa, Guerrero, Baja California Sur, Quintana Roo, Aguascalientes, Puebla, Jalisco, Michoac\u00e1n, San Luis Potos\u00ed, Chiapas, Zacatecas, State of Mexico, Nayarit, Campeche, Yucat\u00e1n and Tabasco. <\/p>\n

In addition, the right to safe abortion is guaranteed under different grounds and without being subject to the number of weeks of gestation. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dashes-2.svg” title_text=”dashes-2″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”1px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” background_enable_image=”off” background_size=”initial” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”0vw||0vw||false|false” custom_padding=”2vw|4vw|1vw|4vw|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Visit the legal abortion sites to learn about the legal abortion grounds in the entities to access legal abortion, the safe abortion methods and the health units that are located in each locality and offer abortion services: <\/p>\n

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