Posted on 02/23/2022 5:18:02 AM PST by Cronos
Colombia has decriminalised abortion during the first 24 weeks of pregnancy, following rulings in Mexico and Argentina that improve access to abortion
The South American country’s constitutional court ruled five against four to decriminalise the procedure on Monday evening. The decision follows a series of rulings in Mexico and Argentina that lowered barriers to abortion.
Previously, abortion in Colombia was allowed only where there was a risk to the life or health of the pregnant mother; the existence of life-threatening foetal malformations; or when the pregnancy was the result of rape, incest or non-consensual artificial insemination.
...“We celebrate this ruling as a historic victory for the women’s movement in Colombia that has fought for decades for the recognition of their rights,” said Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas director at Amnesty International, in a statement. “Women, girls and people able to bear children are the only ones who should make decisions about their bodies.”
“Now, instead of punishing them, the Colombian authorities will have to recognise their autonomy over their bodies and their life plans,” Guevara-Rosas, went on to say.
..Mexico’s supreme court decriminalised abortion last year, while parliamentarians in Ecuador last week eased regulations which now allow access to abortion in cases of rape.
“While today we are celebrating this historic decision, the Green Wave is strong and growing, and the fight for reproductive rights and justice will not end until every person can access high-quality sexual and reproductive healthcare when and where they need it,” said Eugenia Lopez Uribe, the International Planned Parenthood Federation’s regional director for Americas and the Caribbean region, in a statement.
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I see Columbia is getting back to their Aztec Roots, those familiar with history may recall how well that worked out for them.
No…we’ve been told all the so called indigenous folks were peaceful and sitting around a campfire in perfect harmony.
If it’s inept, one can always count on the Guardian supporting it.
Thou shall not kill. Well God’s going to have the final say on this corrupted planet. What’s wrong can never be twisted into a ‘right’.
Their god Molech would be pleased, but he can’t be reached for comment.
Colombia is exhibiting some strong “democratic values.” Are they needing to borrow a bunch of money or something?
We have none, I abhor what America is doing to the unborn. I am fearful of the judgement to come.
The Aztecs were in what is now Mexico. That’s thousands of miles north of Colombia
Thanks for the correction. I thought they reached down a good bit farther.
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