The National Action Party (PAN) has presented an initiative to allow legal abortion up to six weeks of gestation in Chihuahua. This proposal marks a concerning shift in the party's stance, which has historically defended life from conception.
The initiative establishes that abortion would be legal up to the sixth week, at which point, they argue, the fetal heartbeat is detected. While the document acknowledges that life begins at conception, it states that legal conditions do not allow legislation in that regard.
However, the same criterion would apply for the 6 weeks, since the Court has ruled the decriminalization of abortion up to 12 weeks. This way, the blue and white party yields ground, ignoring the moment when a new human being with a unique and unrepeatable genetic code is formed.
A right-wing that yields to ideological pressures
PAN's proposal seems to be an attempt to ingratiate itself with sectors that promote the decriminalization of abortion, instead of standing firm in its convictions.
