Mexico court upholds abortion law

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Mexico court upholds abortion law

Following the supreme court's vote, judges said that no grounds remain to overturn the law [Reuters] Mexico's supreme court has upheld a law allowing abortion in the nation's capital, defying president Felipe Calderon's conservative government and the Roman Catholic Church on the issue. With the support of eight out of 11 judges on Thursday, the law was upheld, allowing women to seek abortion within the first three weeks of pregnancy at hospitals, private and public abortion clinics within Mexico City. Judges said there were no grounds to overturn a law, approved in 2007 by the Mexico assembly, that legalised abortions in the capital.

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