Colombia's constitutional court declined to broadly legalize abortion yesterday -- but also refused to totally prohibit abortions. Women's rights advocates had hoped the judges would permit women to freely terminate pregnancies in the 16 weeks after conception. Instead six of the court’s nine judges voted not to rule on the case brought by an anti-choice activist who sought a total ban. (See
Colombia's court punts abortion (March 3, 2020)
Colombia's court punts abortion (March 3…
Colombia's court punts abortion (March 3, 2020)
Colombia's constitutional court declined to broadly legalize abortion yesterday -- but also refused to totally prohibit abortions. Women's rights advocates had hoped the judges would permit women to freely terminate pregnancies in the 16 weeks after conception. Instead six of the court’s nine judges voted not to rule on the case brought by an anti-choice activist who sought a total ban. (See