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Colombia to decide on historic abortion ruling
The current ruling in the country allows for abortion in only three instances.
By
Ella Torres
February 16, 2020, 6:06 AM
8 min read
Fourteen years after Colombia's landmark decision to legalize abortions in some cases, the country is once more bracing itself for a historic vote.
The Colombian Constitutional Court has until Feb. 19th to decide whether it will legalize abortion for pregnancies up to 12 weeks. The current law allows for abortion in only three instances: if the mother's life is at risk, if a fetus is malformed or if the pregnancy is a result of rape.
This is the "first real opportunity to actually advance reproductive rights," according to Paula Avila-Guillen, the director of Latin America Initiatives for the Women's Equality Center.
"I think they have the opportunity to actually make history," Avila-Guillen told ABC News.
More:
https://abcnews.go.com/International/colombia-decide-historic-abortion-ruling/story?id=68638834
