Originally published at The Crux
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Catholic activists are accusing Mexico’s Supreme Court of judicial activism when it comes to expanding access to abortion in the Latin American nation.
Over the past few months, the Supreme Court has handed down a series of major rulings aimed at ensuring broad access to abortion services for pregnant women in Mexico.
Pro-life advocates in Mexico say the country’s highest court has been gradually eroding legal protections for the unborn and conscience rights for medical professionals, slowly but surely leading to what they say is essentially unrestricted abortion access.
In April, the Court ruled that, in states where abortion has been decriminalized, health authorities may be required by courts to implement the services needed to guarantee access to voluntary abortion.
The Supreme Court also ruled that the Constitution of the State of Tamaulipas was unconstitutional for including a provision about protection to life “from conception until natural death.”
According to the Court, that wording equated “already born people” with “fertilization,” something that “alters the constitutional notion of person and unjustifiably restricts the rights of pregnant women and gestational people.”
In May, the Supreme Court imposed new limits on conscientious objection for medical personnel. Analyzing a case involving the State
