MundoAndino Home : Colombia Guide at Mundo Andino
Marta Gonzalez
Related topics:
Colombian people
Colombian women
Cancer deaths in Colombia
Colombian people Forum
Marta Solay Gonzalez was a Colombian woman whose case led to significant reforms in abortion law in that country: as a direct response to the Gonzalez case, the Constitutional Court decriminalized abortion under specific circumstances - most notably, the circumstance of significant risk to the mother's life.
In 2005, Gonzalez was two months pregnant with her fourth child, when a routine gynecological examination revealed that she was in the early stages of uterine cancer. She sought radiation therapy, but was denied because this would have terminated her pregnancy. By the time she gave birth, the cancer had metastasized to her intestine.
External links
Women's E-News article on the Gonzalez case
Inter-Press Services article on the Gonzalez case
Documentary on the Gonzalez case from The Current (requires Real Audio).
Need more information for your travel research or homework?
Ask your questions at the forum about Colombian people or help others to find answers.
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Marta Gonzalez
