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Colombia Decriminalizes Abortion, Highlighting a Departure from Stigma

March 21, 2022January 26, 2023 Andrea Gonzalez 0 Comments reproductive rights, Women's Rights, Abortion, Colombia, Latin America, Human Rights

On February 21, 2022, Colombia’s Constitutional Court ruled 5-4 to decriminalize abortions, making the procedure legal up to 24 weeks of gestation, reports The Guardian. The historic ruling will change the lives of women and young girls who often resorted to clandestine abortions and were penalized under the healthcare system, says Al Jazeera. Many pro-choice individuals and feminists in Colombia welcomed the decision as a reaffirmation of women’s bodily autonomy, hoping the ruling will inspire other countries to push for legislation protecting women’s rights.

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New Abortion Laws in Texas Place the United States at a Moral Crossroad

November 11, 2021November 11, 2021 Elsie Tierney 0 Comments reproductive rights, Women's Rights, Abortion, Human Rights

Texas’ new abortion laws, which ban abortions six weeks post-conception with no exceptions for rape or incest, were signed into effect by Governor Greg Abbott on September 1, 2021. The laws are setting a dangerous precedent in the U.S., causing other states like Florida to propose increasingly restrictive laws. Meanwhile, Mexico’s laws are prohibiting judges from charging women who receive abortions, even in regions where abortion has not yet been decriminalized. The contrasting approach toward abortion between Mexico and Texas shows a dangerous trend that could lead the U.S. down a rabbit hole of restricting reproductive rights.

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Seton Hall Students, Faculty Attend Women’s March in D.C.

January 26, 2017November 5, 2017 Mariah McCloskey 0 Comments politics, Donald Trump, feminism, civil rights, reproductive rights

Numerous Seton Hall students were among the hundreds of thousands that descended on Washington, D.C., for the Women’s March, a protest against the rhetoric and policy proposals of the 45th president of the United States, who had been inaugurated only a day before.