Power, Catholicism and State: the political agency el Frente Nacional por la Familia has in the criminalization of abortion in Jalisco, Mexico

The criminalization of abortion in Jalisco is considered one of the main violations of women's reproductive rights, where even though much has been written about the impact on women's sexual health and the stigmatization of abortion, there is no specific information on how antirights have the power to block the understanding of abortion as a right. For this reason, this research considers the role anti-rights organizations have in the criminalization of abortion in Jalisco through 3 of their last key mobilization strategies to further criminalize and stigmatize abortion. By employing Discourse Analysis and in-deep analysis, I was able to identify the powerful skills and resources anti-rights count with to keep advocating for a conservative understanding of reproductive rights, and to keep with the indoctrination of the Judeo-Christian ideology. This research allows me to shed light on how it’s through the enforcement of a conservative Judeo-Christian ideology, the power resources and privileged position of the representatives of the FNF, and their framing skills, the FNF is able to influence congressional decisions and citizens conservative choices regarding women’s reproductive rights.