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(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Adults in Mexico express trust in two different institutions, according to a poll by Consulta Mitofsky. Asked to rate their confidence on specific bodies and persons on a scale of one to 10, respondents gave both universities and the Catholic Church a grade of 8.2 points.

The army, radio stations, the National Human Rights Commission, the media, television networks, journalists, the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) and newspapers had a rating of 7.0 points or higher. Banks are next on the list with 6.9 points, followed by Mexican president Felipe Calderón with 6.8 points. Confidence in labour unions, political parties, senators and congressmen is particularly low.

Mexican voters chose their new president in July 2006. Official results placed Calderón of the National Action Party (PAN) as the winner with 36.68 per cent of all cast ballots, followed by Andrés Manuel López Obrador of the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) with 36.11 per cent. Calderón—a former energy secretary—took over as Mexico's head of state in December.

In Mexico, abortion is allowed only in cases of rape or when the mother's life is at risk. The Mexico City legislature is currently debating a proposal which would allow women to interrupt a pregnancy in the first 12 weeks of gestation. The Catholic Church opposes the plan.

Yesterday, Mexico City mayor Marcelo Ebrard expressed his point of view, saying, "What you are asking me to do is to veto a bill that hasn't even been approved yet and I'm not going to veto it. I've never vetoed any bill approved by the Legislative Assembly, and I'm not vetoing this one either."

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