Quintana Roo Urged to Clarify Abortion Access

Cancún, Quintana Roo — The civil society organization Gobernanza MX has issued a call to authorities in Quintana Roo to make information regarding access to safe and free abortion services in the state's public health institutions transparent.

In the context of the Global Day of Action for Access to Legal and Safe Abortion, commemorated every September 28, Dr. Mónica Franco, a member of Gobernanza MX, emphasized that although the procedure was decriminalized in the state two years ago, the process remains incomplete.

“It is fundamental to transform the health system so that abortion is recognized as a fully accessible right, free from stigma and discrimination,” she stated.

The activist also stressed the necessity for all public sector clinics to have trained personnel who are not conscientious objectors, as well as the necessary supplies and medications to guarantee dignified, free, safe, and quality care.

Currently, she warned, there is no clear information about which health units offer this service, nor are there public statistics reflecting how many women have accessed a safe abortion in the state.

She added that another important pending matter is legislation regarding sexual education, a subject that still lacks concrete advances in the local Congress.

At the national level, she highlighted that various organizations are working to go beyond decriminalization, with the objective of eliminating abortion as a crime in federal and state penal codes. In this sense, a legislative initiative has been prepared and will be presented before the Gender Equality Commission of the Congress of the Union.

In a broader context, last August the member countries of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) concluded the XVI Regional Conference on Women with the adoption of the Compromise of Tlatelolco, a ten-year action plan (2025–2035) focused on building a care society.

This regional commitment recognizes care as a human right that must be guaranteed by the state, distributed equitably, and supported by public policies with a focus on gender, intersectionality, and interculturality.

Furthermore, it highlights that access to sexual and reproductive health, including comprehensive sexuality education, is fundamental to guaranteeing the autonomy of women and pregnant people, as well as to fostering equality, liberty, and social justice.