First modification:
In a historic decision, the Colombian Constitutional Court voted in favor of decriminalizing the voluntary interruption of pregnancy up to the 24th week of gestation. For months the issue was delayed by the authorities, administrative complications, claims from organizations contrary to the measure and the division of Colombian society, among other factors. Finally, the Court approved it with five votes in favor and four against.
Abortion will no longer be a crime within the framework of the Colombian Penal Code, what changes is that the law now protects pregnant women or girls until week 24 (6 months) so that they decide to end their pregnancy. Sectors of Colombian society celebrate the measure, others criticize it.
Colombia is now the only country in the region that allows the interruption of pregnancy up to 24 weeks of gestation, in other countries the regulations are different. In the international context, the nation joins a list of 47 countries that have decriminalized abortion in recent decades.
The South American country also has high rates of teenage pregnancy. According to 2020 figures, some 4,268 minors between the ages of 10 and 14 were mothers, which shows the high incidence of pregnancy in minors. In addition, sexual abuse has been a weapon of war in the more than 50 years of conflict.
Since 2008, some 400 women per year have been criminalized or sentenced for interrupting their pregnancy in Colombian territory and can face sentences of between 16 and 54 months of deprivation of liberty, with minors being the most persecuted.
What does the decriminalization of abortion mean for Colombian women and for the society of a country with many conservative overtones?
We analyze this topic together with our guests:
– Cristina Rosero Arteaga, legal advisor to the Center for Reproductive Rights.
– Julieth Gómez Bernal, lawyer and activist.
First modification:
In a historic decision, the Colombian Constitutional Court voted in favor of decriminalizing the voluntary interruption of pregnancy up to the 24th week of gestation. For months the issue was delayed by the authorities, administrative complications, claims from organizations contrary to the measure and the division of Colombian society, among other factors. Finally, the Court approved it with five votes in favor and four against.
Abortion will no longer be a crime within the framework of the Colombian Penal Code, what changes is that the law now protects pregnant women or girls until week 24 (6 months) so that they decide to end their pregnancy. Sectors of Colombian society celebrate the measure, others criticize it.
Colombia is now the only country in the region that allows the interruption of pregnancy up to 24 weeks of gestation, in other countries the regulations are different. In the international context, the nation joins a list of 47 countries that have decriminalized abortion in recent decades.
The South American country also has high rates of teenage pregnancy. According to 2020 figures, some 4,268 minors between the ages of 10 and 14 were mothers, which shows the high incidence of pregnancy in minors. In addition, sexual abuse has been a weapon of war in the more than 50 years of conflict.
Since 2008, some 400 women per year have been criminalized or sentenced for interrupting their pregnancy in Colombian territory and can face sentences of between 16 and 54 months of deprivation of liberty, with minors being the most persecuted.
What does the decriminalization of abortion mean for Colombian women and for the society of a country with many conservative overtones?
We analyze this topic together with our guests:
– Cristina Rosero Arteaga, legal advisor to the Center for Reproductive Rights.
– Julieth Gómez Bernal, lawyer and activist.
First modification:
In a historic decision, the Colombian Constitutional Court voted in favor of decriminalizing the voluntary interruption of pregnancy up to the 24th week of gestation. For months the issue was delayed by the authorities, administrative complications, claims from organizations contrary to the measure and the division of Colombian society, among other factors. Finally, the Court approved it with five votes in favor and four against.
Abortion will no longer be a crime within the framework of the Colombian Penal Code, what changes is that the law now protects pregnant women or girls until week 24 (6 months) so that they decide to end their pregnancy. Sectors of Colombian society celebrate the measure, others criticize it.
Colombia is now the only country in the region that allows the interruption of pregnancy up to 24 weeks of gestation, in other countries the regulations are different. In the international context, the nation joins a list of 47 countries that have decriminalized abortion in recent decades.
The South American country also has high rates of teenage pregnancy. According to 2020 figures, some 4,268 minors between the ages of 10 and 14 were mothers, which shows the high incidence of pregnancy in minors. In addition, sexual abuse has been a weapon of war in the more than 50 years of conflict.
Since 2008, some 400 women per year have been criminalized or sentenced for interrupting their pregnancy in Colombian territory and can face sentences of between 16 and 54 months of deprivation of liberty, with minors being the most persecuted.
What does the decriminalization of abortion mean for Colombian women and for the society of a country with many conservative overtones?
We analyze this topic together with our guests:
– Cristina Rosero Arteaga, legal advisor to the Center for Reproductive Rights.
– Julieth Gómez Bernal, lawyer and activist.
First modification:
In a historic decision, the Colombian Constitutional Court voted in favor of decriminalizing the voluntary interruption of pregnancy up to the 24th week of gestation. For months the issue was delayed by the authorities, administrative complications, claims from organizations contrary to the measure and the division of Colombian society, among other factors. Finally, the Court approved it with five votes in favor and four against.
Abortion will no longer be a crime within the framework of the Colombian Penal Code, what changes is that the law now protects pregnant women or girls until week 24 (6 months) so that they decide to end their pregnancy. Sectors of Colombian society celebrate the measure, others criticize it.
Colombia is now the only country in the region that allows the interruption of pregnancy up to 24 weeks of gestation, in other countries the regulations are different. In the international context, the nation joins a list of 47 countries that have decriminalized abortion in recent decades.
The South American country also has high rates of teenage pregnancy. According to 2020 figures, some 4,268 minors between the ages of 10 and 14 were mothers, which shows the high incidence of pregnancy in minors. In addition, sexual abuse has been a weapon of war in the more than 50 years of conflict.
Since 2008, some 400 women per year have been criminalized or sentenced for interrupting their pregnancy in Colombian territory and can face sentences of between 16 and 54 months of deprivation of liberty, with minors being the most persecuted.
What does the decriminalization of abortion mean for Colombian women and for the society of a country with many conservative overtones?
We analyze this topic together with our guests:
– Cristina Rosero Arteaga, legal advisor to the Center for Reproductive Rights.
– Julieth Gómez Bernal, lawyer and activist.