van Dijk Marieke G, Lara Diana, García Sandra G
Reproductive Health Program, Population Council Office, Mexico.
Salud Publica Mex. 2007 Nov-Dec;49(6):394-400. doi: 10.1590/s0036-36342007000600005.
In the last decade, important advances were made in the struggle for reproductive rights in Mexico. The goal of this study was to discover the opinions of decision-makers about the grounds for legal abortion as well as to explore their perceptions about further liberalization of abortion laws countrywide.
In-depth interviews were conducted with eight prominent decision-makers working in governmental health, law and social institutions as well as representatives of political parties.
Six decision-makers favored a further liberalization of abortion laws. They proposed several strategies to move forward with liberalization. Two decision-makers were against abortion under all circumstances.
Three factors seem to play a key role in the liberalization of abortion: a liberal party governing at the state level, a favorable public opinion and the pressure of NGOs promoting reproductive rights. A state-by-state approach seems more effective for generating changes in abortion laws.
在过去十年中，墨西哥在争取生殖权利的斗争中取得了重要进展。本研究的目的是了解决策者对合法堕胎理由的看法，并探讨他们对全国范围内堕胎法律进一步放宽的看法。
对八名在政府卫生、法律和社会机构工作的杰出决策者以及政党代表进行了深入访谈。
六名决策者赞成进一步放宽堕胎法律。他们提出了几项推进放宽的策略。两名决策者在任何情况下都反对堕胎。
三个因素似乎在堕胎法律放宽中起关键作用：州一级由自由党执政、有利的公众舆论以及促进生殖权利的非政府组织的压力。逐个州推进的方式似乎对改变堕胎法律更有效。
