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Colombia breaks up with anti-abortion alliance
The Gustavo Petro administration has removed Colombia from the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family. Signed in December 2020 by 34 countries, including Brazil, the U.S., and Saudi Arabia, the document emphasizes that “in no case should abortion be promoted as a method of family planning.”
- Colombia had joined the anti-abortion alliance in May of this year, two months after a Supreme Court decision to decriminalize abortions up to the 24th week of pregnancy.
What they are saying. In a letter to the Brazilian Foreign Affairs Ministry, the Colombian government said it “respects and protects women’s reproductive rights.” It added that it believes in the existence of “multiple forms of families,” in a nod to LGBTQI+ rights.
Context. Many countries in Latin America have seen progress in abortion rights legislation, while the U.S. rolled...