As U.S. states restrict abortions, pro-choice lawmakers look to Mexico
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[May 28, 2022] MONTERREY,
Mexico (Reuters) - Pro-choice U.S. lawmakers visiting Mexico said
Americans are turning to their southern neighbor to access abortions as
some states tighten restrictions on the procedure and with the Supreme
Court expected to strike down the right to an abortion.
"As Texas has taken a step back into the dark, I am so grateful that so
many people here in Mexico have opened their arms to pregnant Texans and
helped them access the care they need," said Texas state representative
Erin Zwiener at a news conference in the northern Mexican city of
Monterrey on Friday.
Texas has one of the strictest abortion laws in the country, banning the
procedure after six weeks of pregnancy.
The state lawmakers visited Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey this
week to meet with pro-choice advocates, who have made gains in relaxing
Mexico's abortion restrictions even as the United States has moved in
the opposite direction.
"We have a lot to learn ... from this Mexican model," said Colorado
state senator Julie Gonzales.
In Mexico, activists have for years helped women skirt abortion bans by
providing information about how to induce a medication abortion using
easily accessible pills.
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Arizona State Senator Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, who is pro-abortion
rights, speaks during a news conference after a tour through Mexico
to learn about Mexican strategies on pro-abortion from activists, to
help women in places where abortion is banned, at Quinta Real hotel,
in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico May 27, 2022. REUTERS/Daniel
Becerril
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In the United States, where these pills are less
widely available, litigation over medication abortion is likely to
take center stage should the Supreme Court gut or overturn the 1973
Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide.
For women living along the border, Mexico offers another option,
said Arizona state senator Stephanie Stahl Hamilton.
"Viagra is much cheaper in Mexico, and men are willing to come
across the border to get their prescriptions," she said.
"One would wonder, if it's okay for men, why wouldn't it be okay for
women?"
(Reporting by Laura Gottesdiener and Daniel Becerril in Monterrey;
Editing by Sam Holmes)
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