Criminal Code of 1936, In 1987 and 1989, proposed The LAICIA project: High

this code was in force in legislations were presented Impact Litigation in

Colombia until 1980, in for the decriminalization of Colombia, was founded
article 389 it penalized abortion by the liberal in 2005
abortion senators: Eduardo Romo
Decriminalizati Rosero and Emilio Urrea

on The proposed legislation

was introduced in 1975
of abortion in by liberal senator Iván
López Botero On May 1990, the Red
The National Network for
Sexual and Reproductive
Colombia Mujer association was
formed
Rights (Rederdex), was
established in 1996
The First National
Meeting of Women was
held in Medellín on The 1991 Constitution On May 10, 2006, the
December 1978 guaranteed important Constitutional Court of
rights for women by Colombia decriminalizes
establishing the principle abortion and approves the
The proposed legislation of equality and non- voluntary termination of
in 1979 was presented by discrimination pregnancy (IVE)
the liberal representative
Consuelo Lleras
FACT
In 1999, abortion was the second
cause of maternal mortality in
Colombia (CEDAW)

Resolution
Allow IVE
4905
47%
Crimes against sexual freedom
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