[Durgical](https://durgical.com/en/) › [DurgiPedia](https://durgical.com/en/durgipedia/) › [Medical ethics](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/) › Sexual and reproductive health # Sexual and reproductive health Voluntary termination of pregnancy in Colombian case law. 13 pages ## Topic - [**Abortion in girls and adolescents** In Colombia a girl or adolescent may decide on abortion herself; if she is under 14, the…](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/abortion-in-girls-and-adolescents/) - [**Contraception and sexual rights of adolescents** In Colombia an adolescent may ask for contraceptive counselling and methods without their…](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/contraception-and-sexual-rights-of-adolescents/) - [**Embryo research, stem cells and cloning** Research on human embryos may bring new therapies, but it collides with different views on the…](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/embryo-research-stem-cells-and-cloning/) - [**Human genome editing** Changing a person's DNA to treat a disease is accepted under study; changing it so it passes to…](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/human-genome-editing/) - [**Maternal-fetal conflicts: refusing a caesarean** When a capable pregnant woman refuses a caesarean recommended for the fetus, the team talks with…](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/maternal-fetal-conflicts-refusing-a-caesarean/) - [**Prenatal and preimplantation diagnosis: the ethical questions** Knowing before birth whether an embryo or fetus has a disease opens hard decisions about…](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/prenatal-and-preimplantation-diagnosis-the-ethical-questions/) - [**The ethics of assisted reproduction** Techniques that help people conceive raise questions about access, donors, spare embryos and who…](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/the-ethics-of-assisted-reproduction/) ## Law - [**Law 1412 of 2010: surgical contraception** The law that guarantees free vasectomy and tubal ligation to anyone who asks in writing, and…](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/law-1412-of-2010-surgical-contraception/) - [**Law 2244 of 2022: dignified childbirth and obstetric violence** The law that recognises women's rights in pregnancy, birth and postpartum, such as choosing a…](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/law-2244-of-2022-dignified-childbirth-and-obstetric-violence/) - [**Resolution 051 of 2023: abortion care** The Ministry of Health rule that tells insurers and hospitals how they must provide voluntary…](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/resolution-051-of-2023-abortion-care/) ## Court ruling - [**Sentencia C-055 de 2022: abortion up to week 24** Since 2022, abortion in Colombia is a crime only after week 24, and the three 2006 grounds still…](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/sentencia-c-055-de-2022-abortion-up-to-week-24/) - [**Sentencia C-355 de 2006: the three grounds for abortion** In 2006 the Constitutional Court ruled that abortion is not a crime in three cases: risk to the…](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/sentencia-c-355-de-2006-the-three-grounds-for-abortion/) - [**Surrogacy in the Constitutional Court rulings** No Colombian law regulates or bans surrogacy; the Court has protected children born this way and…](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/surrogacy-in-the-constitutional-court-rulings/) ## A to Z - [A](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/a/) - [B](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/b/) - [C](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/c/) - [D](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/d/) - [E](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/e/) - [F](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/f/) - [G](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/g/) - [H](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/h/) - [I](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/i/) - [J](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/j/) - [K](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/k/) - [L](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/l/) - [M](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/m/) - [N](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/n/) - [O](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/o/) - [P](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/p/) - [Q](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/q/) - [R](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/r/) - [S](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/s/) - [T](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/t/) - [U](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/u/) - [V](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/v/) - [W](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/a-z/w/) [← Medical ethics and health law](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/) Educational content on ethics and health law; not legal advice. 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