Migrants may return to Mexico to avoid Texas abortion law

In New York this week protesters denounced a Texas law restricting access to abortions
In New York this week protesters denounced a Texas law restricting access to abortions
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Migrants living in the United States are considering heading south, back across the Rio Grande, to terminate their pregnancies, in a surprising migration reversal spurred by a “green” wave sweeping Latin America.

Women in Mexico as of Tuesday can no longer be prosecuted for an abortion. The country’s watershed supreme court ruling this week coincides with parts of the United States enacting tougher restrictions on terminations.

Gretchen Kuhner from Mexico’s Migration Institute for Women (IMUMI) described the plight of one pregnant mother from Central America who had crossed into Texas from Mexico when an outright ban was introduced. She is roughly ten weeks into her third pregnancy.

Green scarves have become a symbol of women’s rights across the Americas
Green scarves have become a symbol of women’s rights across the Americas
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“She has two children already and wants an abortion. There was a small window for her to find