TIME00263
Latin America and the Caribbean
Colombia
Yes
Abortion
Advance
Litigation
05-2009
Colombia: The lawsuit to annul Decree 444 of 2006 was admitted. The lawsuit called for the nullification of Decree 444, “which regulates the provision of sexual and reproductive health services,” on the grounds that issues such as conscientious objection and financing for abortion should be regulated by laws passed by Congress and not through decrees issued by entities within the health system.