International - Globescan   

Abortion legalised

Mexico City: Mexico City lawmakers have voted to legalise abortion, a decision likely to influence policies and health practices across Mexico and other parts of heavily Roman Catholic Latin America. The proposal, approved 46-19 on Tuesday, with one abstention, will take effect when the leftist Mayor signs it. Abortion opponents have already vowed to appeal the law to the Supreme Court, a move likely to extend the bitter and emotional debate. ``Decriminalising abortion is a historic triumph, a triumph of the left,'' said city legislator Jorge Diaz Cuervo. — AP

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

Erdogan drops out of race to placate army
Colombo to target Tiger air wing
Bayrou stays neutral
Yeltsin laid to rest
Abortion legalised
Pakistani father's plea to Manmohan, Musharraf

Copyright © 2007, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu