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A Mexican Supreme Court ruling that invalidated all federal criminal penalties for abortion continued a regional trend of widening access to the procedure, but left in place a patchwork of varying state restrictions

A Mexican Supreme Court decision to end the federal ban on abortion extended a regional trend of increasing access to the procedure

Abortion procedures in Mexico have become more accessible. On Wednesday, the country's Supreme Court ordered abortion to be removed from the federal penal code.

The ruling on Wednesday means no punishment can apply for accessing abortion services in Mexico - a predominantly Roman Catholic country where 20 of its 32 states currently have outlawed terminations.

Two years after ruling abortion was not a crime in one northern state, Mexico’s Supreme Court has decriminalized abortion nationwide. It’s just the latest in a growing trend of greater reproductive rights in the region.

Voters in Mexico's presidential election will get to choose between two female candidates for the very first time in its history after the nominees were finalized Wednesday.

New Mexico, which borders Oklahoma, and Wyoming, which borders three other states, saw the biggest percentage increases, with more than three times as many abortions provided.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The decision by Mexicos Supreme Court to invalidate all federal criminal penalties for abortion opened access for millions of people in the sprawling public health system

Mexico for the first time will have two women from its main political movements competing for the presidency.

The Mexican Supreme Court has expanded its pro-choice stance as women can now access abortions without criminal penalties on the national level.