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The decision was announced in a press release by the court following a debate among the justices and makes Colombia the fourth nation in Latin America to expand access to abortions.
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.
The decision by the tribunal of nine judges fell short of the expectations of pro-choice groups that had been pushing for abortion to be completely decriminalized in Colombia.
The decision by the tribunal of nine judges fell short of the expectations of pro-choice groups that had been pushing for abortion to be completely decriminalized in Colombia.
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia became the latest country in Latin America to expand...