Sexual and reproductive health
Voluntary termination of pregnancy in Colombian case law.
13 pages
Topic
- Abortion in girls and adolescentsIn Colombia a girl or adolescent may decide on abortion herself; if she is under 14, the…
- Contraception and sexual rights of adolescentsIn Colombia an adolescent may ask for contraceptive counselling and methods without their…
- Embryo research, stem cells and cloningResearch on human embryos may bring new therapies, but it collides with different views on the…
- Human genome editingChanging a person's DNA to treat a disease is accepted under study; changing it so it passes to…
- Maternal-fetal conflicts: refusing a caesareanWhen a capable pregnant woman refuses a caesarean recommended for the fetus, the team talks with…
- Prenatal and preimplantation diagnosis: the ethical questionsKnowing before birth whether an embryo or fetus has a disease opens hard decisions about…
- The ethics of assisted reproductionTechniques that help people conceive raise questions about access, donors, spare embryos and who…
Law
- Law 1412 of 2010: surgical contraceptionThe law that guarantees free vasectomy and tubal ligation to anyone who asks in writing, and…
- Law 2244 of 2022: dignified childbirth and obstetric violenceThe law that recognises women's rights in pregnancy, birth and postpartum, such as choosing a…
- Resolution 051 of 2023: abortion careThe Ministry of Health rule that tells insurers and hospitals how they must provide voluntary…
Court ruling
- Sentencia C-055 de 2022: abortion up to week 24Since 2022, abortion in Colombia is a crime only after week 24, and the three 2006 grounds still…
- Sentencia C-355 de 2006: the three grounds for abortionIn 2006 the Constitutional Court ruled that abortion is not a crime in three cases: risk to the…
- Surrogacy in the Constitutional Court rulingsNo Colombian law regulates or bans surrogacy; the Court has protected children born this way and…
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