In Wake of Mexico City's Legalization of Early Abortion, Many Mexican States Aggressively Enforce Abortion Bans

NY Times: Many States in Mexico Crack Down on Abortion, by Elisabeth Malkin:

GUANAJUATO, Mexico — The woman came into the hospital, bleeding, scared and barely out of her teens. But before anyone would treat her, the authorities had to be called.

Doctors believed that she had had an illegal abortion, so first, a man from the prosecutor’s office had to arrive and ask her about her sexual history. Then, after she was treated but still groggy from the anesthesia, another investigator showed up and took her statement.

The investigation is still open two months later. Prosecutors are seeking medical records to determine whether they will charge the young woman, who asked that her name not be used, as well as the person they suspect helped her. . . .