From January to December of 2019, a total of 689 criminal investigations were brought due to abortion in Mexico. The state of Mexico registered the highest number of criminal cases, with 155. Mexico City, where abortion is decriminalized if it's carried out within the first twelve weeks of pregnancy, reported 132 abortion criminal investigations. In Oaxaca, the second federal entity to have decriminalized abortion after Mexico City, 16 abortion cases were brought.
Number of crime investigations due to abortion in Mexico in 2019, by state
* Mexico City and Oaxaca are the only jurisdictions in Mexico where abortion is decriminalized within the first twelve weeks of pregnancy, otherwise it is considered a crime and criminal proceedings can be brought.
Figures were calculated by Statista based on the source's data.
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SESNP (México). (January 31, 2020). Number of crime investigations due to abortion in Mexico in 2019, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 04, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/868278/number-crimes-abortion-mexico/
SESNP (México). "Number of crime investigations due to abortion in Mexico in 2019, by state." Chart. January 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/868278/number-crimes-abortion-mexico/
SESNP (México). (2020). Number of crime investigations due to abortion in Mexico in 2019, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/868278/number-crimes-abortion-mexico/
SESNP (México). "Number of Crime Investigations Due to Abortion in Mexico in 2019, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/868278/number-crimes-abortion-mexico/
SESNP (México), Number of crime investigations due to abortion in Mexico in 2019, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/868278/number-crimes-abortion-mexico/ (last visited July 04, 2020)
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