Overview
- The Supreme Court, which ruled Tuesday, voided Article 12 Bis and a related clause that defined medical deontology by a 6–3 vote that rejected Minister Irving Espinoza’s draft.
- The justices confirmed that conscientious objection is an individual right but said it cannot be used in emergencies or when it would put a patient’s life at risk.
- To be constitutional, any objection rule must be individual only, stay within constitutional principles, include a quick decision process, and require doctors to inform and immediately refer patients to a non-objecting provider.
- The Court ordered the Morelos Congress to pass a new, compliant law within 90 days, leaving no valid state regulation in place until legislators act.
- The Court warned that allowing refusals for voluntary abortion worsens access to reproductive care, and its criteria now serve as a national benchmark for similar regulations.