{"id":6202,"date":"2026-03-31T15:29:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/where-we-work\/mexico\/legal-abortion-in-the-states\/legal-abortion-guerrero\/causes\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:29:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:29:33","slug":"causes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/where-we-work\/mexico\/legal-abortion-in-the-states\/legal-abortion-guerrero\/causes\/","title":{"rendered":"Causes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Column&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Bree Serif|700|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Bree Serif||||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#42525a&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In addition to abortion, in Baja California Sur there are other situations or grounds for legal abortion.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Bree Serif||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#42525a&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Grounds are specific situations in which the law allows individuals to request a safe abortion procedure, regardless of gestational age. 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