Etnografías Burocráticas- Una nueva mirada a la construcción del estado en Colombia

Sierra, Isabel Cristina; Buchely, Lina

doi:10.15425/2017.209

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“…[30] The ability of the healthcare system to maintain patient privacy may be particularly resonant in a country like Colombia, where health professionals are known to, and often, report women seeking postabortion care to the police. [14] Expecting to be subject to judgment and stigma when seeking abortion care ultimately undermines women's trust in the healthcare system.…”

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“…Given the history of provider involvement in the prosecution of abortion [14], this highlights a need to understand how health professionals and law enforcement currently approach reporting and prosecution (respectively) of abortion attempts both up to and after 24 weeks of pregnancy.…”

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“…In a study that compiled information on abortion cases investigated between 2006 and 2018 because they allegedly did not comply with the legally permissible criteria, healthcare professionals reported just over half of the cases and ultimately accounted for two-thirds of the cases that resulted in a conviction. [14] This occurred despite the fact that under Colombian law, professional secrecy is inviolable.…”

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Motivations for using misoprostol for abortion outside the formal healthcare system in Colombia: A qualitative study of women seeking postabortion care in Bogotá and the Coffee Axis

Ortiz,

Blades,

Prada

2023

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Background Throughout the 2000’s, Colombia progressively adopted more liberal abortion laws. In 2006, Colombia went from completely prohibiting abortion to allowing the procedure in cases of rape, risk to the health or life of the woman, and fetal malformations incompatible with life. In 2022, Colombia finally permitted abortion on request until the 24th week of pregnancy. Despite these changes, illegal, and probably unsafe, abortion has remained. Knowing the reasons why women turn to illegal sources to interrupt their pregnancies may inform strategies to increase knowledge of the abortion law and improve access to legal services. Methods In-depth interviews were conducted in 2018 with 47 women aged 18 and older who used misoprostol obtained outside of health facilities to induce an abortion, and who were receiving postabortion care in two private clinics. Interviews explored what women knew about the 2006 abortion law which was then in effect, and the reasons why they preferred informal channels for abortion care over formal healthcare services. Results Women’s motivations to use misoprostol obtained outside the formal healthcare system were influenced by incomplete and inaccurate knowledge of the abortion law, fear of legal consequences, fear of ill-treatment from healthcare professionals, and concerns about judgment and privacy. Misoprostol also offered effectiveness and affordability and appeared easier to access. Conclusions Obtaining misoprostol outside the formal healthcare system was a more appealing prospect for some women given fears of legal repercussion and stigma toward abortion. This preference may continue despite the more liberal abortion law. Strategies must be implemented to improve awareness of the abortion law while combating misinformation and stigma to ensure that women access quality abortion care.

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Motivations for using misoprostol for abortion outside the formal healthcare system in Colombia: A qualitative study of women seeking postabortion care in Bogotá and the Coffee Axis

Ortiz,

Blades,

Prada

2023

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“…Legal frameworks are interpreted, used, negotiated, and disputed by the public officials implementing them and the people affected by them. An anthropological approach goes beyond the outcome of compliance or noncompliance and asks instead: What happens with laws and rulings after issuance (French 2009; Jaramillo and Buchely 2019)? Examining the official execution of legal mandates offers fertile ground for investigating how compliance with the law occurs, or does not entirely occur.…”

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Between the Roll of Paper and the Role of Paper: Governmental Documentation as a Mechanism for Complying Incompliantly

Pellegrino¹

2022

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In 2009, through Court Order 004, the Colombian Constitutional Court declared that thirty‐four separate groups of Indigenous peoples were at risk of extermination due to armed conflict, and it ordered the government to protect them. In 2013, the court then ordered the government to prove its compliance with Order 004. The government did so through a complex documentation process. The production of documents in Colombia not only records compliance but also constitutes compliance even if the actions are limited. In this article, I examine the role of documentation in mediating legal protection in a violent context. How does a governmental report obscure a persisting threat that is mostly ignored? Using participant observation at the Colombian Interior Ministry on the government's response, I illustrate how this documentation converts ordinary governmental actions into restitution of rights and manufactures compliance via the display—and concealment—of numbers through a focus on aesthetics. This generates the effect of sufficient state response while obfuscating the failure to achieve any intended changes: a phenomenon that I term complying incompliantly. Transforming negligence into a proper response through a paper trail outsmarts auditing and maintains the state's legitimacy by normalizing the government's shortcomings. This article contributes to the analysis of the relationship among law, documentation, and transparency. [Colombia, Indigenous peoples, human rights, documentation, compliance]

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Beyond state absence - clientelised statehood in a Colombian conflict region

Naucke

2023

History and Anthropology

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Etnografías Burocráticas- Una nueva mirada a la construcción del estado en Colombia

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Motivations for using misoprostol for abortion outside the formal healthcare system in Colombia: A qualitative study of women seeking postabortion care in Bogotá and the Coffee Axis

Motivations for using misoprostol for abortion outside the formal healthcare system in Colombia: A qualitative study of women seeking postabortion care in Bogotá and the Coffee Axis

Between the Roll of Paper and the Role of Paper: Governmental Documentation as a Mechanism for Complying Incompliantly

Beyond state absence - clientelised statehood in a Colombian conflict region

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