Gisela Sánchez, the state president of Morena, made a strong call to state authorities and political actors to stop the normalization of violence against women, following recent statements by a media executive, as well as other remarks that "minimize its importance" and reflect a structural problem. "And yes, I believe that for me the most important issue right now is another evidence of violence against women in Querétaro, and it should not happen because it is being normalized and it is not normal. We must not normalize violence against women," she stated. Sánchez described the phrase "women don't matter" as having a "very strong" impact, considering that such messages are especially serious in a context where Querétaro ranks among the top in gender-based violence, and where there are more than 65,000 signatures seeking to limit women's right to decide about their bodies. Therefore, she recalled that key legislative issues are still pending, such as the approval of the substantive equality law and the reform of article 2 of the constitution to guarantee rights for indigenous women, which would need to progress. "Women do matter, young women matter, older women matter, indigenous women matter. We also have the substantive equality law pending and the approval of article 2 that would allow indigenous women to be constituted as rights holders," she added. She also raised concerns about alarming health indicators, as three maternal deaths have already been recorded in the state so far this year, a figure that equals the total reported for all of 2025, which she said is an important indicator of women's health, but "if women don't matter, they are not attended to." Finally, she noted that it is time to build a comprehensive agenda to address the "historical debts" to women in different areas.
