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Politics, Religion and Gender Equality in Contemporary Mexico: women's sexuality and reproductive rights in a contested secular state

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  • Ana Amuchástegui
  • Guadalupe Cruz
  • Evelyn Aldaz
  • María Mejía

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This article explores the complexities of the interaction between politics, religion and gender equality in contemporary Mexico, by analysing recent developments in public debate, legal changes and implementation of government policies in two areas: 1) the inclusion of emergency contraception in public health services in 2004; and 2) the decriminalisation of abortion in Mexico City in 2008, which was followed by a massive campaign to re-criminalise abortion in the federal states. Three main findings emerge from our analysis: first, that women's sexual and reproductive autonomy has become an issue of intense public debate that is being addressed by both state–public policy and society; second, that the gradual democratisation of the Mexican political system and society is forcing the Catholic Church to play by the rules of democracy; and third, that the character and nature of the Mexican (secular) state has become an arena of intense struggle within which traditional political boundaries and ideologies are being reconfigured.

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  • Ana Amuchástegui & Guadalupe Cruz & Evelyn Aldaz & María Mejía, 2010. "Politics, Religion and Gender Equality in Contemporary Mexico: women's sexuality and reproductive rights in a contested secular state," Third World Quarterly, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(6), pages 989-1005.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ctwqxx:v:31:y:2010:i:6:p:989-1005
    DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2010.502733
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    1. Jeyle Ortiz-Rodríguez & Esteban Picazzo-Palencia, 2022. "Differences in Decision-Making Capacity Among Mexican Women of Different Ages," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 41(4), pages 1525-1547, August.
    2. Edgar Zavala-Pelayo & Manuel Góngora-Mera, 2016. "Secularities, Diversities and Pluralities: Understanding the Challenges of Religious Diversity in Latin America," Social Inclusion, Cogitatio Press, vol. 4(2), pages 65-76.

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