Salud pública y aborto

Abstract

The turn given to this debate in Colombia by placing it in the domain of public health (prior to pronouncing judgment with respect to the decision that a society should make where the right to life and the right to freedom are confronted), forces the introduction of some clarifications with respect to this matter. And, particularly, if the evidence used to support the preeminence of the right to freedom over the right to live rests on arguments that, and in the light of public health, are debatable. Until 2005, induced/artificial abortion has been considered an illegal practice in Colombia. Based on this background, the stand of the Colombian State up to now has been very clear in maintaining a position where the right to life of [newly] conceived subjects is always put before any other intended to be privileged over it, with respect to the new human beings in their developing process.