{"id":2109,"date":"2006-05-13T10:37:23","date_gmt":"2006-05-13T10:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/05\/abortion-in-colombia.html"},"modified":"2006-05-13T10:37:23","modified_gmt":"2006-05-13T10:37:23","slug":"abortion-in-colombia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/05\/abortion-in-colombia.html","title":{"rendered":"Abortion in Colombia"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been de-criminalized in certain circumstances and the nation’s bishops are saying they’ll take action<\/a><\/p>\n

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Likewise, Cardinal Rubiano told Columbia\u2019s El Tiempo<\/em> newspaper that \u201call those who commit the crime, the sin of abortion, will be excommunicated immediately." <\/p>\n

\u201cThis applies as well to those who foster or assist abortion,\u201d he added, insinuating that the justices who passed the ruling to allow abortion in some cases, might be included in this excommunication, without mentioning them explicitly. <\/p>\n

Cardinal Rubiano lamented that the justices did \u201copen the door\u201d for a broader legalization of abortion. \u201cDraw your own conclusions,\u201d he added, stressing that abortion is \u201ca deliberate murder in the womb of the mother.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cWe must have a two-fold perspective, that is, to see the situation of the mother and help her in every way, but also look after the child, because nobody does it,\u201d Archbishop Castro said. \u201cNobody looks after the baby, there is no consideration for a child that has been conceived, who tries to move forward in this world but has his possibilities cut off.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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