The UN human rights office, the UN agency for women, and the UN Population Fund issued a joint press release to applaud a federal district court judgment that orders the legislature of Veracruz to guarantee access to abortion for women and girls on the basis of the non-binding recommendations of UN committees. They call on the legislature to "promptly comply" with the order and offer their "technical assistance" in drafting the new abortion legislation.
The state legislature of Veracruz only just rejected legalizing abortion in December following a "Gender Alert" from the federal government. The gender alert mechanism is ostensibly designed to fight violence against women. It requires local and state governments to respond to and act on accusations of violence against women.
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