Health Sector Prepares to Guarantee Safe Abortion After Reform in Tabasco

The Congress of the State of Tabasco approved on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 the decriminalization of abortion until 12 weeks of gestation, becoming the 24th entity of the country to guarantee this reproductive right. The reform of the State Penal Code was endorsed by 33 votes in favour, one against and one abstention. The decision responds to a decision of the Collegiate Court in Criminal Matters of the Tenth Circuit, which resolved an amparo decla…

ABIAC MARQUEZ / EL EDÉN MX The Secretary of Health, Alejandro Calderón Alipi, reported that once the Congress of the State approved the decriminalization of abortion in Tabasco, it began with the protocol of necessary adjustments to the regulations to guarantee medical care to women who so require. Health service providers with the necessary capacity will be able to perform terminations of pregnancy, with a maximum limit of up to 12 weeks of ges…