Abortion in Colombia was legalized in 2006 for three specific cases: when the fetus has malformations, when the pregnancy is the result of rape, or when the mother's life is in danger. Some fetal malformations that allow for legal abortion include macrocephaly or microcephaly, which are disorders of abnormal cranial bone or brain growth, Down syndrome, which results from extra genetic material, and heart disease. Rape is also grounds for legal abortion. If the mother's life is endangered by the pregnancy, abortion is permitted.

1. ABORTION IN
COLOMBIA
Daniela López Pérez

3. WHAT IS ABORTION?
Is the interruption of embryo
development during pregnancy ,
when it has not yet reached maturity
fetal , or enough capacity to live
outside the womb .

4.  Spontaneous abortion happens when an
embryo or fetus is expelled from the uterus of
the woman : natural causes are related in Most
Cases , health and age of the pregnant woman
 Induced abortion is done voluntarily with or
without medical assistance.

6. ABORTION IN
COLOMBIA
In 2006 the constitutional court legalized
abortion just in 3 specific cases:
1. When the fetus presents malformation
2. When the pregnancy is product of rape
3. When the mom’s life is in danger

7. 1. FETUS
MALFORMATION
Some cases of fetus malformation are:
 Macro – Microcephaly
 Down’s syndrome
 Heart Disease

8. MACRO- MICROCEPHALY
Those are cranial disorders growth with
abnormalities in cranial size resulting from
alterations in the cranial bones, or the central
nervous system, congenital or acquired
character.

9. DOWN’S SYNDROME
Is an additional genetic material alters the course of
development and causes the characteristics associated
with Down syndrome. A few of the common physical traits
of Down syndrome are low muscle tone, small stature, an
upward slant to the eyes, and a single deep crease across
the center of the palm - although each person with Down
syndrome is a unique individual and may possess these
characteristics to different degrees, or not at all.

11. 2.PRODUCT OF RAPE

12. 3. MOM’S LIFE IN DANGER