Mexico: women’s groups dismayed after judges dodge abortion decision

• Supreme court votes against proposal on technical grounds
• Plan could have opened path towards decriminalization

Mexican women's groups have expressed deep disappointment after the supreme court dodged a ruling on a proposal which could have opened a legal path towards decriminalizing abortion.

In a 4-1 decision, the court voted on Wednesday against the proposal for technical reasons - without addressing arguments that restrictions on abortion violated women's rights and contravened international treaties to which Mexico is a signatory.