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The local representatives in Mexico have approved a legal reform that will suspend the parental rights of men who are under investigation for murdering women, as well as impose stricter sanctions for acid attacks on women. Mexico has one of the highest rates of gender-based violence in the world, and the series of femicides – murders of women or girls – has sparked violent protests in the country where women are fighting for greater influence. The representatives in the central state of Puebla unanimously supported the reform to “terminate parental rights in cases of femicide,” prompting loud applause in the hall after a minute’s silence for the victims of violence. The reform is named after lawyer Cecilia Monzon, who was killed last May. The authorities later arrested the main suspect, a former congressman and father of her child. The bill to punish acid attacks with up to 40 years in prison was also unanimously approved, treating the crime as equivalent to attempted femicide. The reform, called the “Malena Law,” pays tribute to saxophonist Maria Elena Rios, who testified in court about an acid attack in her home that left her with severe burns. The accused suspect was previously given house arrest earlier this year, which was revoked by another judge, according to local media. “Let this reform become an example at the national level that will allow us a better legal framework and access to a life without violence,” wrote local representative Nora Escamilla on Twitter. The number of reported murders of women in Mexico increased by more than 600 last year to 7,646, with most cases classified as misdemeanors – negligent homicide. That amounts to an average of more than 20 women killed daily. Government data from 2019 showed that on average only four sentences were handed down for every 100 murdered women.