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PETITIONS,

YUCATAN LET HER DIE

From the start, GIRE and the National Lawyers Network for the Defense of Reproductive Choice (RADAR 4th) have accompanied and provided legal representation to the family. In this accompaniment, the organizations drafted the proposal for compensation that was formally delivered to Yucatan’s Governor and also followed up the legal complaint as representatives of the victims.

The organizations have demanded that the National Human Rights Commission actively provide follow-up on Yucatan’s compliance with its recommendation emitted on the case but to date, there has been no clear response. The state government has not approached the family with a view to fulfilling the recommendation, nor has it approached the family’s representatives despite various attempts at communication.

Given these failed attempts to obtain comprehensive reparation for these human rights violations, and taking into account that there have been negative effects on the family since María Ligia’s death, GIRE and RADAR 4th have presented a legal stay (amparo) against the responsible authorities. The amparo seeks a declaration from a judge, recognizing the State’s responsibility for her death, obligating it to pay full compensation for violating the human rights of María Ligia and her family.

Comprehensive compensation for the human rights violations of María Ligia and her family include:

  • •    PUBLISH NOM-007-SSA2-2010, FOR THE CARE OF WOMEN DURING PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH AND POSTPARTUM, AND NEWBORNS.
  • •   IMPLEMENT A PUBLIC POLICY AIMED AT THE REDUCION OF MATERNAL MORTALITY IN THE COUNTRY.
  • •   EARMARK SUFFICIENT RESOURCES FROM THE FEDERAL BUDGET TO GUARANTEE ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES IN ORDER TO FULFILL THE STATE’S COMMITMENT TO REDUCING MATERNAL DEATHS, INCLUDING OBSTETRIC EMERGENCY CARE AND THE LEGAL TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY.
  • •    REFORM THE GENERAL HEALTH LAW TO INCLUDE THE CONCEPT OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AS A GENERAL HEALTH ISSUE.
  • •    ACTIVELY MONITOR COMPLIANCE OF RECOMMENDATION 24/2014 RELATED TO MARÍA LIGIA’S DEATH, PERIODICALLY INFORMING GIRE ON THE MATTER.
  • •    OBLIGATE THE STATE OF YUCATAN TO PROVIDE THE PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING THAT MARÍA LIGIA’S CHILDREN NEED IN VIRTUE OF THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS THAT THEY HAVE SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF THEIR MOTHER’S DEATH.
  • •    OBLIGATE THE RESPONSIBLE YUCATAN AUTHORITIES TO GRANT PAYMENT OF A FAIR COMPENSATION FOR THE VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTED AGAINST MARÍA LIGIA, AS WELL AS FOR THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON HER FAMILY.
  • •   REFORM THE STATE’S PENAL CODE TO INCLUDE LEGAL ABORTION WHEN THE WOMAN’S HEALTH IS AT RISK IN ORDER TO PREVENT MATERNAL DEATHS.
  • •    REFORM THE STATE HEALTH LAW TO GUARANTEE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CARE AND EFFECTIVE ACCESS TO LEGAL ABORTION, WITH THE AIM OF PREVENTING MATERNAL DEATHS.
  • •   RECOGNIZE THE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS COMMITTED AGAINST MARÍA LIGIA, DUE TO THE POOR MEDICAL CARE SHE RECEIVED.
  • •   CARRY OUT A COMPREHENSIVE DIAGNOSIS ON MATERNAL MORTALITY IN YUCATAN.
  • •   DRAFT A PUBLIC POLICY PLAN CONCERNING ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE REDUCTION OF MATERNAL MORTALITY IN YUCATAN.
  • •   EXERCISE THE HEALTH BUDGET FOR THE REDUCTION OF MATERNAL MORTALITY IN YUCATAN.
  • •   IMPLEMENT A PUBLIC POLICY AIMED AT ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE REDUCTION OF MATERNAL MORTALITY IN YUCATAN.
  • •   CONSOLIDATE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES WITH PREVENTIVE ACTIONS, SUCH AS THE PROVISION OF CONTRACEPTIVES AND ABORTION SERVICES WHEN THE LIFE OF THE WOMAN IS AT RISK, EXPLOITING THE AVAILABLE INFRASTRUCTURE, ENSURING TIMELY REFERRAL AND A FUNCTIONAL CARE NETWORK WITH SECONDARY AND TERTIARY LEVEL SERVICES FOR THE RESOLUTION OF OBSTETRIC EMERGENCIES.
  • •    PROVIDE MARÍA LIGIA’S CHILDREN WITH THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CARE NEEDED.