Pathways to, conditions and consequences of incarceration for women 2013, para. 15
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While Mexico permits abortion in cases of rape, a woman must go through extensive administrative procedures to obtain a legal abortion. During this process, threats of incarceration are made, and women who have not gone or could not go through the administrative procedures are imprisoned.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences