Author: Giselle Carino

Giselle Carino is the founding CEO of Fòs Feminista, a progressive and growing feminist alliance of local partner organizations that share a commitment to ensuring universal access to sexual and reproductive health care; eliminating violence against women, girls, and gender-diverse people; providing sex education; and advancing gender and reproductive justice by dismantling structural sexism, racism, and other forms of oppression.

How Feminists Won a Historic Abortion Ruling in Colombia

Just 16 years ago, Colombia had a total ban on abortions. Last month, Colombia’s Constitutional Court ruled to decriminalize abortion completely up to 24 weeks and unconditionally under three exceptions.

The case, brought by a collective of feminist movements known as Causa Justa, argued criminalizing abortion violates the human rights of women, girls and other pregnant people.