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Reuters
Reuters
Health
Julia Symmes Cobb and Luisa Fernanda Gonzalez

Top Colombia court decriminalizes abortion until 24 weeks of gestation

Women react after Colombia's constitutional court voted to decriminalize abortion until 24 weeks of gestation, in Bogota, Colombia February 21, 2022. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez.

Judges on Colombia's constitutional court voted on Monday to decriminalize abortion until 24 weeks of gestation, the court said in a statement, in a victory for abortion rights groups which sued to have the procedure removed from the penal code.

The decision adds Colombia to a list of Latin American countries which have recently liberalized abortion access, including Mexico and Ecuador.

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