{"id":5299,"date":"2026-02-26T15:21:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/?post_type=derechos&p=5299"},"modified":"2026-02-26T15:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:24:09","slug":"how-my-right-to-receive-health-care-without-discrimination-on-the-basis-of-my-sexual-orientation-gender-identity-or-gender-expression-is-manifested","status":"publish","type":"derechos","link":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/rights\/how-my-right-to-receive-health-care-without-discrimination-on-the-basis-of-my-sexual-orientation-gender-identity-or-gender-expression-is-manifested\/","title":{"rendered":"How does my right to receive health care without discrimination on the basis of my sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression manifest itself?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Colombia, the right to health is a fundamental right. Every patient has the right to receive care on equal terms, without stigma or prejudice. In Law 1551 of 2015, accessibility expressly includes non-discrimination, specifically targeting groups that have been discriminated against. The Constitutional Court (judgment T-033 of 2024) has reiterated that accessibility in health requires real equality and that health institutions and personnel must avoid acts and scenarios of discrimination, including practices based on restrictive conceptions of family. This includes:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. The right to be free from unequal judgement and treatment on the basis of being a person with sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or diverse family (e.g. same sex parent, reconstituted, extended family or care networks).<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. The right to have health personnel use respectful language and refrain from moralising comments or \"corrections\" based on gender role stereotypes or \"traditional family\".\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Right to an unbiased clinical interview. In consultation, questions about emotional, sexual or family life should be clinically relevant. It should not become invasive or irrelevant questioning that exposes, stigmatises or disadvantages the patient.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. The right to recognition of family diversity. Family origin and family composition does not authorise different treatment or restrictions in clinical interaction with partners, spouses or care networks, when they participate in the care process in accordance with medical and confidentiality rules.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Right to enhanced confidentiality. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>","protected":false},"template":"","grupo-derecho":[164,165],"categoria-derecho":[136],"class_list":["post-5299","derechos","type-derechos","status-publish","hentry","grupo-derecho-derechos-de-las","grupo-derecho-les-y-los-pacientes-en-el-sistema-de-salud","categoria-derecho-salud-lgbt"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/derechos\/5299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/derechos"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/derechos"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"grupo-derecho","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/grupo-derecho?post=5299"},{"taxonomy":"categoria-derecho","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria-derecho?post=5299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}