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BARBA MORALES, Martha Leticia; AZNAR SALA, Francisco Javier  e  MESA JARAMILLO, Carlos Andrés. Citizen initiative versus decriminalization of abortion. Med. ética [online]. 2022, vol.33, n.3, pp.701-770.  Epub 31-Jul-2023. ISSN 2594-2166.  https://doi.org/10.36105/mye.2022v33n3.03.

The decriminalization of abortion based on a reductionist current of thought favors the destruction of embryos, producing permanent health consequences and even the loss of the mother’s life. This article analyzes the knowledge of the inhabitants of Aguascalientes, Mexico, about the decriminalization of abortion and its effects on the mother, in support of the initiative of the Political Constitution of that State. The methodology is quantitative, non-experimental, transactional and descriptive-explanatory. The findings affirm that the beginning of human life is gestated at fertilization, the unborn child is subject to rights equivalent to a born human being and its life should be protected, denying abortion because it refutes the right to life.

Palavras-chave : abortion; decriminalization; rights; dignity; women’s health; citizen initiative.