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Mexico high court defers abortion law to states

2012-08-23 4 Dailymotion

Mexico's supreme court has upheld a strict anti-abortion law that says life begins at conception.

The justices ruled that the law in the state of Baja California was constitutional.

It paves the way for each of Mexico's 31 states to decide on their own abortion laws.

Al Jazeera's Adam Raney reports from Mexico City.