1917—Mexican constitution affirms separation between Catholic Church and government.
1931—Mexican Penal Code declares abortion illegal in all circumstances
1960s—Contraception only accessible with a prescription
1962-1965-- Second Vatican Council of the Catholic Church forms Vatican II
1974—La Ley de Población; Programa Nacional de Planificación Familiar’s creation
Constitutional Amendment: Article IV declares, “all individuals have the right to make free, responsible and well informed decisions on the number and spacing of their children.”
1976-1982—11 Mexican states reformed their penal codes to allow abortion for fetal abnormalities, endangerment of women’s health; 25 Mexican states reformed their penal codes to allow abortions for pregnancies as a result of rape
1978—Pro-Vida founded; anti-abortion group
1981-- Human Life International founded as a pro-life Catholic based organization throughout spanish-speaking countries; partnered with Pro-Vida in Mexico.
1982—Presidential-elect De la Madrid proposed the decriminalization of abortion however his proposal was quickly denied with significant pressure from the Catholic Church
1984—The U.S. Mexico City Policy/Global Gag Rule prevents the use of USAID money to distribute information on abortions and to perform abortions
1994—The United Nations Conference on Population and Development (Cairo), which significantly mobilized women and political groups around reproductive rights throughout Latin America
1994-- Católcas por el Derecho a Decidir formed; International Catholic pro-choice group chapter in Mexico
1991—Grupo de Informacion en Reproduccion Elegida (GIRE) founded
1992—The Catholic Church granted permission to participate in politics and society
1992—the Information Group on Reproductive Choice (GIRE) is founded
1998—Mexico City reformed the Penal Code to permit abortion under extenuating circumstances such as non-consensual artificial insemination, life endangerment, fetal abnormalities, and rape
1999—13 year old rape victim, ‘Paulina,’ forced to give birth; 12-year old girl ‘Lucila’ pregnant by her father and only allowed access to abortion to quiet the media
2000—Vicente Fox wins the presidential election and ends the PRI’s 71-year rule over Mexico; National Poll about Abortion determined that 44% of all Mexicans did not know that abortion is legal in some circumstances (including after rape); Federal Constitution amended to prohibit all discrimination, including sex-based discrimination
2001—Mexico City Policy/Global Gag Rule reinstated
2002—Supreme Court permits women to have abortions in extenuating circumstances
2003—Study demonstrates that 74% of low-income women in Mexico City were unaware that abortion is legal in some circumstances
2004—Emergency Contraception is included in public health services; all states and Mexico City allow abortion in the case of rape
2006—Mexican state recognizes abortion as a basic human right
2007—Mexico City decriminalizes abortion in the first trimester; free abortion services to those without health insurance; expanded sexual health education and programing to prevent unplanned pregnancies
Post-2007—16 Mexican states react to the decriminalization of abortion by reforming State Constitutions to “protect life from the moment of conception”
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