Mexico: Homicide charge against indigenous girl dismissed

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15
PROGRAM #10595 12:00 PM PT

Mexico Edition. 

After a national public uproar, the state Prosecutor in Queretaro dropped the homicide charge against a 14-year-old indigenous girl who was raped and had an abortion. Now women advocates are urging the local congress to decriminalize abortion to prevent human rights abuses. Political analysts also continue examining the repercussions in Mexico of the US presidential election.

Guest: Mayra Davila, Founder, Adax Digitales, Queretaro, MX; excerpts from recent statements by Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, Mexico’s President, and Citlalli Hernández Mora, head of the Women’s Secretariat at the Mexico City Govenment.

Photo: fantom_rd/Adobe Stock

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