Commitment title:

For a JUST CAUSE for Colombian women

Commitment description:

In Colombia, in the fight to ensure the sexual and reproductive rights of women in our country, we at La Mesa por la Vida y la Salud de las Mujeres and La Red Nacional de Mujeres commit to advocating for the full application of the right to abortion and to guaranteeing it as a health service, seeking to eliminate access barriers, as well as encouraging public debate and arguing for the need to remove the crime of abortion from the Penal Code, a process that we call JUST CAUSE.

Mode of engagement:
  • Change or creation of legislation
    Eliminar el delito de aborto del Código Penal
Commitment to be actioned in: Colombia
Submitted from: Colombia
Submitted by
Red Nacional de Mujeres / La Mesa por la Vida y la Salud de las Mujeres
Thematic area
Achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health as a part of universal health coverage (UHC)
Commitment category

(2) Zero unmet need for family planning information and services, and universal availability of quality, affordable and safe modern contraceptives.