Abortion and politics in Mexico
Context Is All
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3972404 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marta Lamas (0000-0002-7432-728X, Moscow State University of Technologies and Management named after K.G. Razumovskiy, corresponding author), Sharon Bissell (Moscow State University of Technologies and Management named after K.G. Razumovskiy, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 16 |
| Pages | 10-23 |
| Publication date | 2000-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Reproductive Health Matters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-8080 • E-ISSN: 1460-9576 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0968-8080(00)90183-6 |
| PMID | 11424237 |
| OpenAlex | W2047637006 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
| References cited | 1 |
A strong collective pro-choice mentality was recently manifested in Mexico when a legislative initiative to revoke the legal right ofrape survivor to abortion in the state of Guanajuato awakened national indignation. Pro-choice values were expressed in public opinion with such force that it sparked off the passage of liberalising law reforms in Mexico City and the state of Morelos. In this paper we trace the development of these manifestations of pro-choice views, beginning with the Democratic Revolution Party's (PRD) refusal in 1999 to modify abortion legislation within the context of penal code reform, and moving through the events surrounding the Guanajuato reform, and the pro-choice response of Mexico City and Morelos legislators. This analysis allows us to recognise the emergence of a pro-choice consciousness and to understand that when it comes to abortion, ‘context is all’.RésuméUn mouvement collectif d'opinion en faveur de l'avortement s'est recemment manifesté au Mexique quand un projet de loi de l'Etat de Guanajuato visant à abroger le droit légal de la victime d'un viol à bénéficier d'un avortement a soulevé l'indignation dans tout le pays. L'opinion publique s'est exprimée en faveur de l'avortement avec une telle force qu'elle a ouvert la voie à une libéralisation juridique dans la ville de Mexico et l'Etat de Morelos. Cet article retrace l'évolution de ces manifestations en faveur de l'avortement, à commencer par le refus du Parti démocratique révolutionnaire en 1999 de modifier la législation sur l'avortement dans le cadre de la réforme du code pénal, et les événements entourant la réforme de Guanajuato, ainsi quo la réaction en faveur de l'avortement des législateurs de Mexico et du Morelos. Cette analyse permet de discerner l'émergence d'une prise de conscience favorable à l'avortement et de comprendre quo, pour l'avortement, le contexte fait toute la différence.ResumenUna fuerte mentalidad colectiva a favor de la maternidad voluntaria se manifestó recientemente en México cuando una iniciativa legislativa que pretendía revocar el derecho al aborto de las sobrevivientes de violación en el Estado de Guanajuato despertó la indignación nacional. La expresión de los valores asociados con la maternidad voluntaria en la opinión pública fue tan fuerte quo motivó la aprobación de reformas liberalizadoras en la Ciudad de México y el Estado de Morelos. Este trabajo muestra la evolución de esta expresión a favor de la maternidad voluntaria, a partir de la negativa del Partido Revolucionario Democrático (PRD) en 1999 de modificar la legislación sobre el aborto dentro del contexto de una reforma del código penal, y pasando por los eventos que impidieron la explosión de la opinión pública acerca de la reforma en Guanajuato, para llegar a entender mejor la respuesta de los legisladores en la Ciudad de México y en Morelos a favor de la maternidad voluntaria. Este análisis nos permite reconocer la emergencia de una conciencia a favor de la maternidad voluntaria y comprender que, de tratarse del aborto, todo depende del contexto
Abortion · Abortion law · Democracy · Family planning · Geography · Indignation · Legislation · Legislature · Political science · Politics · Population · Public opinion · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law
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| Unique citing works | 23 |
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| Citations per year | 0,92 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2025 (25) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |