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Activists perform a performance with a pi\u00f1ata in front of the Mexico City Congress to demand that abortion be eliminated from the Penal Code. Although the CDMX decriminalized abortion 19 years ago, and it is recognized as a health service, it is still considered a crime under criminal law.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n On the 19th anniversary of the partial decriminalization of abortion in the CDMX, feminist organizations, collectives and activists gathered in front of the City Congress<\/strong> to commemorate this milestone, and at the same time demand that abortion be definitively eliminated from the<\/strong> state Penal Code<\/strong>. Among the participating organizations were: Abortion Data, Ant\u00edgona, Balance, Cerrucha, Ddeser, Equidad de G\u00e9nero, Fondo MARIA, GIRE, Instituto de Liderazgo Simone de Beauvoir, Ipas LAC, Luchadoras, M\u00e9dicos del Mundo, Michis Aborteros, REDefine CDMX and Vivas y Libres. <\/span><\/p>\n Mexico City was a pioneer in 2007 by allowing access to abortion during the first twelve weeks of gestation, marking a before and after in the recognition of reproductive rights in the country. This advance has allowed thousands of women, girls, adolescents and people with gestational capacity to access legal abortion services, demonstrating its relevance as a public health policy. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n However, after almost two decades of this reform, abortion is still classified as a crime in the Penal Code of Mexico City, which reflects a legal contradiction and perpetuates the stigma and criminalization: from 2015 to February 2026, the CDMX has led the number of files and preliminary investigations on abortion, with a total of 1,587<\/strong> (crime incidence data from the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System).<\/span><\/p>\n In this context, activists carried out a symbolic action in front of the Mexico City Congress, where they broke a pi\u00f1ata in the shape of the Penal Code. The gesture celebrated 19 years of legal abortion and, at the same time, demanded the elimination of the crime of abortion from criminal legislation in the CDMX and throughout the country. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
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