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Political party exploits femicide for political purposes

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The Partido Verde has proposed controversial things such as the death penalty and chemical castration - Photo: Mitzi Olvera Mendoza/EL UNIVERSAL
26/02/2020 |10:51
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Political party exploits femicide for political purposes

We’ve been told that the reform to punish rape , femicide , and infanticide with the death penalty was sparked by opportunism and designed by a political party called Partido Verde. And although it’s supported by Morena and the Partido Verde , that from the 20 lawmakers who support the proposal, 13 are from the PV and 5 from Morena; however, these 5 lawmakers left the PV to join Morena some time ago. We’ve been told that the PV lawmakers are exploiting the brutal femicide of 7-year-old Fátima and at the same time, this move would help them to get rid of the idea that the federal government is insensitive in regards to femicide and protests, which the President labeled as conservative.

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