Puebla, Pue. Local deputy Yolanda Gémez Espinosa warned that it is time to prevent the first leftist party that seeks continuity in the governorship without approving the Law for the Legal Interruption of Pregnancy (LILE) from receiving a “punishment vote”.
As an observer, she reiterated that the criminalization of the practice of abortion is currently closed within many women’s social circles, so there is no reason for this reproductive right to continue without approval in the LXI Legislature.
Yolanda Gémez noted that all elements requested to be ratified have already been “finished”, including the open parliament held in the previous legislature and more than three initiatives presented between the LXL and LXI legislatures.
Gámez reiterated that in the final approach held between the Obrador representative and Congress President Eduardo Castillo López, he confirmed that all the initiatives presented would be analyzed.
For this reason, the Congresswoman of the Movimiento Regeneración Nacional (Morena) party announced that she would stick to her petition, regardless of party or opposition, as it is important to fulfill the promise made as a party. Get approval for the legalization of abortion at 12 weeks’ gestation.
The action with which, he said, would be to recognize the protection of women’s rights to sexual and reproductive health, which has been embodied in initiatives included in the power of Congress since the beginning of the LXI Legislature.
Gámez Espinosa reminded that there is a sentence of the Supreme Court of the Nation (SCJN) that ordered not to criminalize a woman who decides to terminate her pregnancy after 12 weeks of pregnancy, and complied Must visit Puebla State.
