Decree No. 50 of 10 January 1989 amending and adding to the Political Constitution of the State of Coahuila.

PIP: Among other things, this Coahuila, Mexico Constitution provides the following: 1) minors have a right to a wholesome life, health, alimentation, education, culture, recreation, preparation for employment, and the achievement of a dignified life within the family; 2) parents have the duty to protect the rights of minors to have their necessities satisfied and to achieve mental and physical health; laws should protect minors from the time of conception and determine ways of supporting their protection by means of public institutions; 3) the elderly have a right to respect and consideration and when they are abandoned, and the state shall promote their well-being through a system of social services that attend to their specific problems of health, food, housing, and recreation; 4) equal rights for men and women are recognized in all areas of cultural, social, legal, political, and economic life; 5) every person has a right to health protection; and 6) every family has a right to dignified and proper housing.^ieng