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Mexico City, Jul 31 (EFE).- Scores of women took part Friday in a march to Mexico's Supreme Court to demand the nationwide decriminalization of abortion days after the tribunal overturned a lower-court ruling that feminists saw as a step toward eliminating criminal penalties for terminating a pregnancy.The marchers were vastly outnumbered by police, who prevented the protesters from reaching the Supreme Court building, located on Mexico City's giant central square, the Zocalo.(Camera: ULISES ANDRADE)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE WOMEN'S MARCH TO MEXICO'S SUPREME COURT IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.
Puebla, Dec 5 (EFE).- The decriminalization of abortion, justice for victims of femicide and reducing gender-based violence were the demands of hundreds of women who on Saturday participated in the 10th edition of the "Marcha de las Putas," or SlutWalk, in central Mexico's Puebla city.The women gathered at Zocalo area of the city, capital of Puebla state, with purple and green flags and handkerchiefs, highlighting their demands during the march. (Camera: GABRIELA GARCIA).SHOT LIST: HUNDREDS OF WOMEN JOIN THE 10TH EDITION OF "MARCHA DE LA PUTAS" OR "SLUT WALK" IN PUEBLA STATE, MEXICO.
Guadalajara, Sep 28 (EFE).- Feminist groups protested Monday in Mexico City and Guadalajara to demand the decriminalization of abortion in Mexico during International Safe Abortion Day.(Camera: JOSE LUIS GONZALEZ) SHOT LIST: FEMINIST GROUPS PROTESTING TO DEMAND DECRIMINALIZATION OF ABORTION IN GUADALAJARA, MEXICO.
Hundreds of protesters try to block access to Mexico City's Plaza de Toros bullring -- the largest in the world, with seating for 50,000 -- hours before the resumption of bullfighting in the city following a Supreme Court decision to revoke an earlier suspension. IMAGES
Members of feminist organizations demonstrate in favour of the decriminalization of abortion on International Safe Abortion Day, in Mexico City. IMAGES
Pro-abortion rights activists demonstrate to demand the legalisation of abortion on the Global Day of Action for Safe and Legal Abortion in Mexico City. Eight of Mexico's 32 states have decriminalised abortion, but in September 2021 the Supreme Court declared several state laws banning abortion unconstitutional, effectively allowing it throughout the country. IMAGES