decriminalizing in English

verb
1
cease by legislation to treat (something) as illegal.
a battle to decriminalize drugs
verb

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1. The Supreme Court rejected a constitutional challenge to Mexico City’s law decriminalizing abortion.

2. The Committee notes the slow progress of the working group dealing with pregnancy conflicts in finding solutions for decriminalizing abortion.

3. The possibility of decriminalizing abortion has polarized public opinion in Argentina, which struggles between its progressive trajectory and its conservative, religious heritage.

4. During the 1980s and 1990s, most developed countries enacted laws decriminalizing homosexual behavior and prohibiting discrimination against lesbian and gay people in employment, housing, and services.