American women go to Mexico for abortions
They are more readily available than in the past but no less controversial
Mexico has long been a popular destination for Americans seeking nose jobs or dental work. But since 2022, when the United States’ Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, thereby removing the constitutional right to abortion, American women have started heading south to terminate unwanted pregnancies. That they can do so is testament to a recent expansion of the right to an abortion in Mexico, a trend that is mirrored across Latin America.
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This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “Not the end of it”
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