MEXICO CITY — Lawmakers in Veracruz made it Mexico’s 17th state to pass legislation declaring life begins at conception, then adopted a proposal that requires Congress to consider amending the constitution to outlaw abortion.
A majority of the country’s 32 states have now enacted anti-abortion measures in response to Mexico City’s legislature permitting abortions in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
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