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Latin America and the Caribbean
Colombia
Yes
Abortion
Advance
Litigation
07-2008
Colombia: Luis Rueda filed a lawsuit to annul Decree 444 of 2006, which he considered a direct, evident, and manifest violation of the Constitution.

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Latin America and the Caribbean
Brazil
Yes
Abortion
Neutral/neither
Court ruling
08-2008
Brazil: ADPF 54 – Public hearings held on the issue of therapeutic abortions in cases of anencephaly.

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Latin America and the Caribbean
Mexico
Yes
Abortion
Advance
Court ruling
08-2008
Mexico: The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Federal District’s 2007 decriminalization of abortion under certain grounds.

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Latin America and the Caribbean
Panama
No
Critical event
Advance
Legal reform
08-2008
Panama: Repeal of a 1949 law criminalizing sex among same-sex partners.

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Latin America and the Caribbean
Argentina
Yes
Abortion
Restrict
Court ruling
09-2008
Argentina: M.V. Case – In the province of Mendoza, the mother of a 12-year-old girl who was raped by her stepfather requested a legal abortion for her daughter. The judge rejected the request and revoked the mother’s custody of her child. Members of the organization More Human Life entered the girl’s hospital room to dissuade her from aborting. Following the ruling, the provincial government said that it would help her family improve its socioeconomic situation. Eventually, the girl gave up her request for an abortion.

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Latin America and the Caribbean
Brazil
Yes
Abortion
Advance
Social mobilization
09-2008
Brazil: Creation of the National Front to End the Criminalization of Women and to Legalize Abortion.

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Latin America and the Caribbean
Ecuador
No
Critical event
Advance
Constitutional reform
09-2008
Ecuador: Voters approved the country’s 20th Constitution, whose article 11 bans discrimination on the basis of “gender identity,” “sexual orientation,” and “HIV status.”

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Latin America and the Caribbean
Ecuador
No
Critical event
Restrict
Constitutional reform
09-2008
Ecuador: Voters approve the country’s 20th Constitution, whose article 68 defines marriage as the “union between a man and a woman.”

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Latin America and the Caribbean
Argentina
Yes
Abortion
Advance
Court ruling
10-2008
Argentina: G.N.R. Case – A disabled 18-year-old woman who lived at a foundation known as the Children’s Trust of Bahia Blanca became pregnant as a result of rape. She requested an abortion, which was approved by the health care provider. However, a family court judge revoked the claimant’s right to an abortion, taking into account the request of a couple that had appeared before the court to request an adoption of the unborn child.

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Latin America and the Caribbean
Colombia
Yes
Abortion
Advance
Court ruling
10-2008
Colombia: Sentence T-946/2008 (Manizales) – X.X., a girl with Down syndrome, became pregnant as a result of rape. Her mother, A.A., requested an abortion on the grounds of fetal malformation, but the attending physician denied the request. A.A. then filed a tutela, which was denied by the first and second instance courts. When the case was appealed to the Constitutional Court, it decided to (1) revoke the denials of first and second instance; (2) grant the appeal; (3) condemn the health care provider; (4) warn the health care provider to desist from presenting future obstacles for cases of abortion requests on behalf of disabled women who have been victims of sexual violence; and (5) investigate the first and second instance judges.Colombia: Sentence T-946/2008 (Manizales) – X.X., a girl with Down syndrome, became pregnant as a result of rape. Her mother, A.A., requested an abortion on the grounds of fetal malformation, but the attending physician denied the request. A.A. then filed a tutela, which was denied by the first and second instance courts. When the case was appealed to the Constitutional Court, it decided to (1) revoke the denials of first and second instance; (2) grant the appeal; (3) condemn the health care provider; (4) warn the health care provider to desist from presenting future obstacles for cases of abortion requests on behalf of disabled women who have been victims of sexual violence; and (5) investigate the first and second instance judges.Colombia: Sentence T-946/2008 (Manizales) – X.X., a girl with Down syndrome, became pregnant as a result of rape. Her mother, A.A., requested an abortion on the grounds of fetal malformation, but the attending physician denied the request. A.A. then filed a tutela, which was denied by the first and second instance courts. When the case was appealed to the Constitutional Court, it decided to (1) revoke the denials of first and second instance; (2) grant the appeal; (3) condemn the health care provider; (4) warn the health care provider to desist from presenting future obstacles for cases of abortion requests on behalf of disabled women who have been victims of sexual violence; and (5) investigate the first and second instance judges.Colombia: Sentence T-946/2008 (Manizales) – X.X., a girl with Down syndrome, became pregnant as a result of rape. Her mother, A.A., requested an abortion on the grounds of fetal malformation, but the attending physician denied the request. A.A. then filed a tutela, which was denied by the first and second instance courts. When the case was appealed to the Constitutional Court, it decided to (1) revoke the denials of first and second instance; (2) grant the appeal; (3) condemn the health care provider; (4) warn the health care provider to desist from presenting future obstacles for cases of abortion requests on behalf of disabled women who have been victims of sexual violence; and (5) investigate the first and second instance judges.Colombia: Sentence T-946/2008 (Manizales) – X.X., a girl with Down syndrome, became pregnant as a result of rape. Her mother, A.A., requested an abortion on the grounds of fetal malformation, but the attending physician denied the request. A.A. then filed a tutela, which was denied by the first and second instance courts. When the case was appealed to the Constitutional Court, it decided to (1) revoke the denials of first and second instance; (2) grant the appeal; (3) condemn the health care provider; (4) warn the health care provider to desist from presenting future obstacles for cases of abortion requests on behalf of disabled women who have been victims of sexual violence; and (5) investigate the first and second instance judges.Colombia: Sentence T-946/2008 (Manizales) – X.X., a girl with Down syndrome, became pregnant as a result of rape. Her mother, A.A., requested an abortion on the grounds of fetal malformation, but the attending physician denied the request. A.A. then filed a tutela, which was denied by the first and second instance courts. When the case was appealed to the Constitutional Court, it decided to (1) revoke the denials of first and second instance; (2) grant the appeal; (3) condemn the health care provider; (4) warn the health care provider to desist from presenting future obstacles for cases of abortion requests on behalf of disabled women who have been victims of sexual violence; and (5) investigate the first and second instance judges.Colombia: Sentence T-946/2008 (Manizales) – X.X., a girl with Down syndrome, became pregnant as a result of rape. Her mother, A.A., requested an abortion on the grounds of fetal malformation, but the attending physician denied the request. A.A. then filed a tutela, which was denied by the first and second instance courts. When the case was appealed to the Constitutional Court, it decided to (1) revoke the denials of first and second instance; (2) grant the appeal; (3) condemn the health care provider; (4) warn the health care provider to desist from presenting future obstacles for cases of abortion requests on behalf of disabled women who have been victims of sexual violence; and (5) investigate the first and second instance judges.Colombia: Sentence T-946/2008 (Manizales) – X.X., a girl with Down syndrome, became pregnant as a result of rape. Her mother, A.A., requested an abortion on the grounds of fetal malformation, but the attending physician denied the request. A.A. then filed a tutela, which was denied by the first and second instance courts. When the case was appealed to the Constitutional Court, it decided to (1) revoke the denials of first and second instance; (2) grant the appeal; (3) condemn the health care provider; (4) warn the health care provider to desist from presenting future obstacles for cases of abortion requests on behalf of disabled women who have been victims of sexual violence; and (5) investigate the first and second instance judges.Colombia: Sentence T-946/2008 (Manizales) – X.X., a girl with Down syndrome, became pregnant as a result of rape. Her mother, A.A., requested an abortion on the grounds of fetal malformation, but the attending physician denied the request. A.A. then filed a tutela, which was denied by the first and second instance courts. When the case was appealed to the Constitutional Court, it decided to (1) revoke the denials of first and second instance; (2) grant the appeal; (3) condemn the health care provider; (4) warn the health care provider to desist from presenting future obstacles for cases of abortion requests on behalf of disabled women who have been victims of sexual violence; and (5) investigate the first and second instance judges.Colombia: Sentence T-946/2008 (Manizales) – X.X., a girl with Down syndrome, became pregnant as a result of rape. Her mother, A.A., requested an abortion on the grounds of fetal malformation, but the attending physician denied the request. A.A. then filed a tutela, which was denied by the first and second instance courts. When the case was appealed to the Constitutional Court, it decided to (1) revoke the denials of first and second instance; (2) grant the appeal; (3) condemn the health care provider; (4) warn the health care provider to desist from presenting future obstacles for cases of abortion requests on behalf of disabled women who have been victims of sexual violence; and (5) investigate the first and second instance judges.Colombia: Sentence T-946/2008 (Manizales) – X.X., a girl with Down syndrome, became pregnant as a result of rape. Her mother, A.A., requested an abortion on the grounds of fetal malformation, but the attending physician denied the request. A.A. then filed a tutela, which was denied by the first and second instance courts. When the case was appealed to the Constitutional Court, it decided to (1) revoke the denials of first and second instance; (2) grant the appeal; (3) condemn the health care provider; (4) warn the health care provider to desist from presenting future obstacles for cases of abortion requests on behalf of disabled women who have been victims of sexual violence; and (5) investigate the first and second instance judges.Colombia: Sentence T-946/2008 (Manizales) – X.X., a girl with Down syndrome, became pregnant as a result of rape. Her mother, A.A., requested an abortion on the grounds of fetal malformation, but the attending physician denied the request. A.A. then filed a tutela, which was denied by the first and second instance courts. When the case was appealed to the Constitutional Court, it decided to (1) revoke the denials of first and second instance; (2) grant the appeal; (3) condemn the health care provider; (4) warn the health care provider to desist from presenting future obstacles for cases of abortion requests on behalf of disabled women who have been victims of sexual violence; and (5) investigate the first and second instance judges.Colombia: Sentence T-946/2008 (Manizales) – X.X., a girl with Down syndrome, became pregnant as a result of rape. Her mother, A.A., requested an abortion on the grounds of fetal malformation, but the attending physician denied the request. A.A. then filed a tutela, which was denied by the first and second instance courts. When the case was appealed to the Constitutional Court, it decided to (1) revoke the denials of first and second instance; (2) grant the appeal; (3) condemn the health care provider; (4) warn the health care provider to desist from presenting future obstacles for cases of abortion requests on behalf of disabled women who have been victims of sexual violence; and (5) investigate the first and second instance judges.Colombia: Sentence T-946/2008 (Manizales) – X.X., a girl with Down syndrome, became pregnant as a result of rape. Her mother, A.A., requested an abortion on the grounds of fetal malformation, but the attending physician denied the request. A.A. then filed a tutela, which was denied by the first and second instance courts. When the case was appealed to the Constitutional Court, it decided to (1) revoke the denials of first and second instance; (2) grant the appeal; (3) condemn the health care provider; (4) warn the health care provider to desist from presenting future obstacles for cases of abortion requests on behalf of disabled women who have been victims of sexual violence; and (5) investigate the first and second instance judges.