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 News Around the Republic of Mexico | March 2007 
Mexican Church Slammed for Antiabortion Stance
 Prensa Latina
| | The advocates of legal abortion want to expand the scope of the current legislation, which authorizes abortion in cases of rape, a risk to the mother's life or congenital malformations. |
The Mexican Catholic Church's recent threat to excommunicate those who approve the legalization of abortion, a very controversial issue in a predominantly Catholic country, has been described here as dangerous.
The Catholic Church's stance on the eventual decriminalization of abortion may result in a confrontation among Mexicans, said sociologist Bernardo Barranco, an expert on religious issues.
In an interview with the magazine Siempre, Barranco commented that the threat of excommunication, one of the most severe sanctions of the Catholic Church, has been flatly put forward, and would result in a confrontation within Mexico.
The sociologist recalled that religious and political fanaticism in this country has been highly costly historically, so everybody, especially the Catholic Church, could lose in the light of this fragile circumstance.
The draft bill is aimed at decriminalizing abortion in all cases and allowing women to decide whether to interrupt pregnancy, provided the decision be made before the 12th week of pregnancy.
The advocates of legal abortion want to expand the scope of the current legislation, which authorizes abortion in cases of rape, a risk to the mother's life or congenital malformations only.
According to experts, one thing is the moral debate and another different thing is the legal debate, as any legal restrictions would be an intromission by the State in the life of women, an action that would be unconstitutional. |
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