From January to December 2022, a total of 819 criminal investigations were brought due to abortion in Mexico, almost 200 more than in 2020. Mexico City, where abortion is decriminalized if it's carried out within the first twelve weeks of pregnancy, registered the highest number of criminal cases, with 192. Nuevo Leon reported 144 criminal investigations.
Number of crime investigations due to abortion in Mexico in 2022, by state
* Mexico City, Oaxaca, Hidalgo, Veracruz, Baja California, Colima, Sinaloa, Guerrero, Baja California Sur, Coahuila, and Quintana Roo are the only jurisdictions in Mexico where abortion is decriminalized within the first twelve weeks of pregnancy, otherwise it is considered a crime and criminal proceedings can be brought.
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