Conscientious objection and abortion

Created by GIRE based on SAI data.

Findings

• Six federal entities reported that at least one service user was referred to another medical
  unit due to a lack of willing, trained, and available personnel to perform VTP procedures.
• Nine federal entities reported that no service users were referred to another medical unit
  due to a lack of willing, trained, and available personnel to perform VTP procedures.
• Eleven federal entities do not maintain records of referred service users, while six others
  did not provide the requested information, did not respond to the request, or provided
  an incorrect response.

Overall, 18.7% of federal entities do not guarantee that service users receive care at the place and time they request VTP services, and in 43.7% of cases it is not possible to determine whether service users were referred to another medical unit. These figures constitute a violation of the state’s obligation to ensure the availability of trained and willing medical and nursing personnel to provide quality, non discriminatory care at all times, including induced abortion services.

Created by GIRE based on SAI data.

Findings

• Three of the six obligated entities (PEMEX, SEDENA, and SEMAR) do not have
  information on the number of service users referred to other medical units due to a lack
  of willing, trained, and available personnel to perform VTP procedures.
• In the case of IMSS, it was reported that no service users had been referred to another
  medical unit. However, it was also noted that no VTP requests or procedures were
  recorded during the period analyzed. It is therefore unsurprising that no users were
  referred to other medical units.
• It is concerning that the Hospital de la Mujer, under the Secretariat of Health, responded
  that it does not perform VTP procedures, given that it is a secondary-level hospital
  focused on reproductive and gynecological care.
• The fact that the Ignacio Zaragoza Regional General Hospital, part of ISSSTE, stated
  that it does not perform abortions under any circumstances is also alarming.

In conclusion, it is not possible to conduct an analysis of the number of service users referred to other medical units based on the responses provided by obligated entities. This situation was to be expected given the deficiencies in records of personnel who perform VTP procedures, as well as in recording of and follow-up on requests.