While much of the pro-life movement in America operates on a local, grassroots level, a statewide, or nationally, it is also very important for pro-life Americans to be concerned with the lives of preborn babies in other countries.
For example, one country that is very close to America geographically and heavily affected by American policies is Mexico.
As of today, abortion is generally illegal throughout most of Mexico, although there are exceptions made in some locations [1]. In places where exceptions are allowed, they are for cases that involve rape or severe fetal deformity.
However, in Mexico City, abortion restrictions are much less strict.
This is because lawmakers in Mexico, in 2007, passed a bill to allow abortions during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy [2].
Although this presents a huge step backwards in human rights, there is still a great deal of hope for this legislation to be overturned.
As in America, a majority of citizens in Mexico are very much against legalized abortion.
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References
[1] BBC News. (2007). “Abortion Legalised in Mexico City .” BBC News. N.p., 25 Apr 2007. Web. 21 Jul 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6586959.stm
[2] Ibid
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