{"id":6205,"date":"2026-03-31T15:46:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/where-we-work\/mexico\/legal-abortion-in-the-states\/legal-abortion-baja-california\/causes\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T19:50:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T19:50:04","slug":"causes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/where-we-work\/mexico\/legal-abortion-in-the-states\/legal-abortion-baja-california\/causes\/","title":{"rendered":"Causes &#8211; Baja California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#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; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#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; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Bree Serif|700|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Bree Serif||||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#42525a&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>In addition to abortion, in Baja California there are other grounds for abortion to be legal.<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#42525a&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>The grounds are situations for which a safe and legal abortion procedure may be requested, other than free choice. 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