{"id":4185,"date":"2023-10-13T19:07:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T19:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/?post_type=preguntas-mitos&#038;p=4185"},"modified":"2026-10-29T01:22:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T01:22:33","slug":"how-has-abortion-evolved-in-mexico","status":"publish","type":"preguntas-mitos","link":"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/preguntas-mitos\/how-has-abortion-evolved-in-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"How Has Abortion Evolved in Mexico?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The debate around the decriminalization of abortion in Mexico began in 1936, following the enactment of the Criminal Code in 1931. Nearly ninety years after feminists first called for decriminalized abortion, progress in terms of legal frameworks and public policy remains lacking. Currently, <strong>three quarters of Mexico\u2019s federal entities have decriminalized abortion<\/strong> during (at least) a period close to the beginning of pregnancy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The debate around the decriminalization of abortion in Mexico began in 1936, following the enactment of the Criminal Code in 1931. Nearly ninety years after feminists first called for decriminalized abortion, progress in terms of legal frameworks and public policy remains lacking. Currently, three quarters of Mexico\u2019s federal entities have decriminalized abortion during (at least) a period close to the beginning of pregnancy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":4179,"parent":0,"template":"page-templates\/evolution.php","class_list":["post-4185","preguntas-mitos","type-preguntas-mitos","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tipo-pregunta"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How Has Abortion Evolved in Mexico? - Aborto en M\u00e9xico | GIRE<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Las dudas y los mitos en torno al aborto obstaculizan su reconocimiento, respeto y garant\u00eda como parte del derecho a la salud. Para disipar confusiones, en esta secci\u00f3n damos respuesta a algunas de las preguntas m\u00e1s frecuentes y desmontamos algunos de los mitos m\u00e1s comunes.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/preguntas-mitos\/how-has-abortion-evolved-in-mexico\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Has Abortion Evolved in Mexico? - Aborto en M\u00e9xico | GIRE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Las dudas y los mitos en torno al aborto obstaculizan su reconocimiento, respeto y garant\u00eda como parte del derecho a la salud. Para disipar confusiones, en esta secci\u00f3n damos respuesta a algunas de las preguntas m\u00e1s frecuentes y desmontamos algunos de los mitos m\u00e1s comunes.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/preguntas-mitos\/how-has-abortion-evolved-in-mexico\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Aborto en M\u00e9xico | GIRE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GrupodeInformacionenReproduccionElegida\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-29T01:22:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/01_preguntas_y_mitos_extra_01-1.gif\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"349\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"420\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/gif\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@GIRE_mx\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/preguntas-mitos\/how-has-abortion-evolved-in-mexico\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/preguntas-mitos\/how-has-abortion-evolved-in-mexico\/\",\"name\":\"How Has Abortion Evolved in Mexico? - Aborto en M\u00e9xico | GIRE\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/preguntas-mitos\/how-has-abortion-evolved-in-mexico\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/preguntas-mitos\/how-has-abortion-evolved-in-mexico\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/01_preguntas_y_mitos_extra_01-1.gif\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-10-13T19:07:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-29T01:22:33+00:00\",\"description\":\"Las dudas y los mitos en torno al aborto obstaculizan su reconocimiento, respeto y garant\u00eda como parte del derecho a la salud. Para disipar confusiones, en esta secci\u00f3n damos respuesta a algunas de las preguntas m\u00e1s frecuentes y desmontamos algunos de los mitos m\u00e1s comunes.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/preguntas-mitos\/how-has-abortion-evolved-in-mexico\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/preguntas-mitos\/how-has-abortion-evolved-in-mexico\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/preguntas-mitos\/how-has-abortion-evolved-in-mexico\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/01_preguntas_y_mitos_extra_01-1.gif\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/01_preguntas_y_mitos_extra_01-1.gif\",\"width\":349,\"height\":420,\"caption\":\"Ilustraci\u00f3n de una mujer que est\u00e1 haciendo dobleces a una hoja de papel.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/preguntas-mitos\/how-has-abortion-evolved-in-mexico\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Inicio\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Questions and Myths\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/preguntas-mitos\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"How Has Abortion Evolved in Mexico?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Aborto en papiroflexia\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How Has Abortion Evolved in Mexico? - Aborto en M\u00e9xico | GIRE","description":"Las dudas y los mitos en torno al aborto obstaculizan su reconocimiento, respeto y garant\u00eda como parte del derecho a la salud. Para disipar confusiones, en esta secci\u00f3n damos respuesta a algunas de las preguntas m\u00e1s frecuentes y desmontamos algunos de los mitos m\u00e1s comunes.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/preguntas-mitos\/how-has-abortion-evolved-in-mexico\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How Has Abortion Evolved in Mexico? - Aborto en M\u00e9xico | GIRE","og_description":"Las dudas y los mitos en torno al aborto obstaculizan su reconocimiento, respeto y garant\u00eda como parte del derecho a la salud. Para disipar confusiones, en esta secci\u00f3n damos respuesta a algunas de las preguntas m\u00e1s frecuentes y desmontamos algunos de los mitos m\u00e1s comunes.","og_url":"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/preguntas-mitos\/how-has-abortion-evolved-in-mexico\/","og_site_name":"Aborto en M\u00e9xico | GIRE","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GrupodeInformacionenReproduccionElegida","article_modified_time":"2026-10-29T01:22:33+00:00","og_image":[{"width":349,"height":420,"url":"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/01_preguntas_y_mitos_extra_01-1.gif","type":"image\/gif"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@GIRE_mx","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/preguntas-mitos\/how-has-abortion-evolved-in-mexico\/","url":"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/preguntas-mitos\/how-has-abortion-evolved-in-mexico\/","name":"How Has Abortion Evolved in Mexico? - Aborto en M\u00e9xico | GIRE","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/preguntas-mitos\/how-has-abortion-evolved-in-mexico\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/preguntas-mitos\/how-has-abortion-evolved-in-mexico\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/01_preguntas_y_mitos_extra_01-1.gif","datePublished":"2023-10-13T19:07:28+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-29T01:22:33+00:00","description":"Las dudas y los mitos en torno al aborto obstaculizan su reconocimiento, respeto y garant\u00eda como parte del derecho a la salud. Para disipar confusiones, en esta secci\u00f3n damos respuesta a algunas de las preguntas m\u00e1s frecuentes y desmontamos algunos de los mitos m\u00e1s comunes.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/preguntas-mitos\/how-has-abortion-evolved-in-mexico\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/preguntas-mitos\/how-has-abortion-evolved-in-mexico\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/preguntas-mitos\/how-has-abortion-evolved-in-mexico\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/01_preguntas_y_mitos_extra_01-1.gif","contentUrl":"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/01_preguntas_y_mitos_extra_01-1.gif","width":349,"height":420,"caption":"Ilustraci\u00f3n de una mujer que est\u00e1 haciendo dobleces a una hoja de papel."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/preguntas-mitos\/how-has-abortion-evolved-in-mexico\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Inicio","item":"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Questions and Myths","item":"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/preguntas-mitos\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"How Has Abortion Evolved in Mexico?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/","name":"Aborto en papiroflexia","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/preguntas-mitos\/4185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/preguntas-mitos"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/preguntas-mitos"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abortomexico.gire.org.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}