From January to December 2020, a total of 633 criminal investigations were brought due to abortion in Mexico. The state of Mexico registered the highest number of criminal cases, with 145. Mexico City, where abortion is decriminalized if it's carried out within the first twelve weeks of pregnancy, reported 79 criminal investigations. In Oaxaca, the second federal entity to have decriminalized abortion after Mexico City, nine abortion cases were brought.
Number of crime investigations due to abortion in Mexico in 2020, by state
* Mexico City, Oaxaca, Hidalgo, and most recently Veracruz 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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