Overview
- PAN deputy Laura Alejandra Álvarez Soto introduced an initiative to add Article 66 Bis to Mexico City’s Health Law to restrict aesthetic procedures on people under 18.
- The draft allows interventions only with verifiable medical indications such as congenital malformations, accident sequelae or functional impairments, explicitly excluding purely cosmetic motives.
- The measure empowers the city’s Health Secretariat to verify clinics and supervise compliance with medical criteria, establishing administrative sanctions for violations.
- Exceptional approvals would require strengthened medical and psychological evaluations to confirm clinical need and safeguard minors’ well-being.
- The Mexico City bill was referred to the Congress Health Commission for analysis, while Querétaro advanced a separate state initiative with planned expert forums and penalties that include prison terms and fines.