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Abortion ruling eliminates hurdles for Colombian women
Headline from Minneapolis Star Tribune, on the newest of 2 developments
From the first day of her pregnancy, the Colombian woman was fainting. Then she started to vomit constantly and had two blood clots. Her health wasn't going well, nor was her baby's, so she chose to get an abortion.
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Abortion not a crime, Colombia court rules
Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·
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Abortion ruling eliminates hurdles for Colombian women
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia became the latest country in Latin America to expand access to abortion Monday as the nation’s Constitutional Court voted to legalize the procedure until the
The ruling, which allows the procedure in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy, was the latest sign of a turning tide in a region with a long history of restrictive antiabortion laws.
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Having an abortion is no longer a crime under Colombian law, the country's top court on constitutional matters ruled Monday, in a decision that paves the way for the procedure to become widely available across the traditionally conservative, Catholic country.
By Stefano Pozzebon, Kara Fox and Megan Janetsky, CNN Colombia became the latest country in Latin America to partially decriminalize abortion on Monday, marking a major victory for the nation’s feminist movements and reflecting a wider shift in views toward the procedure across the region.
Colombia became the latest country in Latin America to expand access to abortion Monday as the nation’s Constitutional Court voted to legalize the procedure until the 24th week of pregnancy.
While Argentina, Uruguay and Cuba also allow abortions, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras and the Dominican Republic prohibit the termination of pregnancy.
Colombia's president on Tuesday described as "heinous" a Constitutional Court ruling decriminalizing abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy, a move he said bypassed Congress and a deeply Catholic popul…
Colombia follows Mexico and Argentina as the third country in heavily Catholic Latin America to partially legalize abortion in recent years. Activists celebrated in the streets of Bogotá on Monday after the country’s Constitutional Court announced its ruling.
By Stefano Pozzebon, Kara Fox and Megan Janetsky, CNN Colombia became the latest country in Latin America to partially decriminalize abortion on Monday,
Colombia's high court decriminalized abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy on Monday in a landmark ruling for the majority-Catholic country, one of only a few in Latin America that currently allows th…
On Monday, Colombia became the latest Latin American country to partially decriminalize abortion. The country’s Constitutional Court in Bogota ruled in favor of legalizing abortion up to 24 weeks of
From the first day of her pregnancy, the Colombian woman was fainting. Then she started to vomit constantly and had two blood clots. Her health wasn't going well, nor was her baby's, so she chose to get an abortion.
It's being hailed a “historic victory” by campaigners, as Colombia becomes the latest Latin American nation to decriminalise early abortions for all women. Terminations will now be permitted in the f…
Colombia has become the latest country in Latin America to expand access to abortion, with the nation's Constitutional Court voting to legalize the procedure until the 24th week of pregnancy.
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