Abortion in the United States

==Travel to Mexico==
[[File:Gestational limits for elective abortion in Mexico.svg|thumb|alt=State map of Mexico. Most states are grey: technically illegal but effectively legal, as the state law is not prosecuted. As of 2022, 9 states have legalized abortion; this includes Coahuila, which borders Texas.|Availability of abortion in Mexican states.
{{legend|#e0e0e0|Illegal but providers are not prosecuted}}
{{legend|#cc00ff|Legal during first 15 weeks LMP (first 12 weeks of pregnancy)}}
{{legend|#d4df5a|Legal for economic reasons if mother already has 3 children}}
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{{further|Abortion in Mexico}}
In the wake of state abortion bans and restrictions in the United States, Americans have started traveling to Mexico for abortions, and Mexico has expressed a willingness to help.<ref>{{cite news|last=Weiss|first=Elias|date=June 28, 2022|url=https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona-democrat-supports-arizona-women-seeking-abortions-in-mexico-13921451|title=Arizona Women Eye Mexico for Abortions, Amid Conflicting Advice|work=Phoenix New Times|access-date=July 26, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Linares|first1=Albinson|last2=Telemundo|first2=Noticias Telemundo|last3=Gutiérrez|first3=Maricruz|date=July 1, 2022|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/mexican-groups-slam-us-abortion-restrictions-help-american-women-rcna36303|title='We're here': Mexican groups slam U.S. abortion restrictions as they help more American women|work=NBC News|access-date=July 26, 2022}}</ref>

At least partly due to a unanimous 2021 [[Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation]] decision that penalties for abortion violate women's rights, abortion-providers are not prosecuted even in states where abortion remains illegal under state law; there are also legal exemptions for rape and medical reasons, and a police report is not required for a rape exemption. Providers openly treat American travelers in several states where abortion remains technically illegal, such as [[Nuevo Leon]], which neighbors Texas. Following the Supreme Court ruling, abortion is being gradually legalized at the state level, and as of 2022 is legal during the first trimester (before the 13th week after implantation) in eleven states and Mexico City.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Flores |first=Silvana |date=2023-08-31 |title=Abortion is now decriminalized in 12 Mexican states |work=NBC News |agency=Reuters |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/abortion-now-decriminalized-12-mexican-states-rcna102864 |access-date=2023-08-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://gire.org.mx/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cap1.pdf|title=Aborto legal y seguro|publisher=GIRE|language=es|date=September 2021|page=19|access-date=July 26, 2022}}</ref> In an additional two states, abortion is legal for economic reasons if a woman already has 3 children; this is during the first trimester for one (Michoacan) and with no set limit for the other (Yucatán).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://estadistica.inmujeres.gob.mx/formas/tarjetas/aborto_no_punible.pdf|title=Aborto legal y seguro|publisher=Sistema de Indicadores Estadísticos de Género – Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres|language=es|date=2022|pages=1–4|access-date=July 26, 2022}}</ref>