Abortion: Kill or cure?

Mexico City has taken a step forward by allowing women to legally abort during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.

In a country where there are about 200,000 illegal abortions a year which kill at least 1,500 women, it is about time something was done.

However, not everybody sees this as a vote for common sense. This is indeed bad news for the Catholic Church, as Mexico is the world's second-largest Roman Catholic country.

Women should be given a choice, instead of having their lives controlled by religion.

I really hope that other Latin American countries follow suit.