Some of you may have heard on the news about the abortion vote in Mexico City<\/b>. Up until now, abortion all over Mexico was highly restricted. Only a minuscule number of abortions could be performed legally (such as when the mother’s life was in danger). As a matter of fact, in Latin America only two countries allow abortion on demand – Guyana and Cuba.<\/p>\n
The new law, which won by a majority on the 24th of April<\/b>, decriminalizes abortion, and funds killing the unborn baby that is up to 3 months old. It’s only legal in Mexico City, however. Women will nee to prove they are residents in order to have the procedure.<\/p>\n
A lot of people are talking about the paradox of Mexico, a highly Roman Catholic country, legalizing abortion. The Roman Catholic Church stands strongly against abortion, but that stand seemed to have little effect on the vote. Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard<\/b> said,"I have a lot of respect for issues of faith. … But this is a case where the affairs of state reign.<\/i>"<\/p>\n
If your God fits in a little box in a small corner of your life, is He really God? Of course, Ebrard used the ambigious word,"faith".<\/p>\n
This was a sad prelude to Children’s Day<\/strong>, a big celebration in Mexico.<\/p>\n Mexico is an increasingly secular country that maintains a Roman Catholic culture. I was talking to a Mexican friend (and pastor), and he felt that the laws would continue to be loosened throughout Mexico, and that more abortions would become legal nationwide.<\/p>\n There are countless problems with the practice of abortion.<\/b> I question why we can arbitrarily decide when a person becomes human<\/i>. I question its impact on society. I question why mothers aren’t being taken care of properly, and why they often aren’t told the truth about abortion. I pray that the whole family, from conception to old age, will be cared for by the community and come to know a loving God.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Some of you may have heard on the news about the abortion vote in Mexico City. Up until now, abortion all over Mexico was highly restricted. Only a minuscule number of abortions could be performed legally (such as when the mother’s life was in danger). As a matter of fact, in Latin America only two […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mexico","category-news-and-current-issues","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"yoast_head":"\n