Mexico's Supreme Court rules a state law defining life as beginning at conception was unconstitutional in another victory for abortion rights campaigners
Women take part in a protest to celebrate the decision of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, in Saltillo, Mexico on September 7, 2021.
The unanimous decision on Thursday by the top court concerns the penal code of the northern state of Sinaloa, but will also affect other states with similar laws. The court's decision, another blow to conservatives in the predominantly-Catholic nation, came days after its watershed ruling that penalising abortion is unconstitutional, a major victory for reproductive rights activists.
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