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Abortion Question??
Abortion is not legal in the DR.
That said, most women either know, or know someone else who knows, either which pills to get at a farmacia, or the plants to get from the bush, that will induce an abortion if the pregnant woman chooses to do so.
Better than a coat hanger, worse than not aborting.
That said, most women either know, or know someone else who knows, either which pills to get at a farmacia, or the plants to get from the bush, that will induce an abortion if the pregnant woman chooses to do so.
Better than a coat hanger, worse than not aborting.
Abortion is not legal. The recently adopted Penal Code still makes it a crime punishable by up to two years in prison, and doctors assisting it can be sentenced anywhere from 5 to 20 yrs public service:
aegap said:
It's also illegal to 'outsource' torture, yet the U.S. is doing it...
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Even better point!
By reply was intended to be satirical, but Mirador ruined it with all that serious allegation.
I actually believe that, eventhough it might sound strange, that young people in DR abuse alcohol way less than their counterparts in Europe, deffenitly less than those then in the U.S.
Not treating alcohol as a forbidden fruit works in the DR.
In fact, none of my friends in the DR have an urge to drink as I have seen in the US.
IN responce to the OP:
My theory is that, like many thing in the DR, it is illigal in the book simply to appease the Catholic Church.
I actually believe that, eventhough it might sound strange, that young people in DR abuse alcohol way less than their counterparts in Europe, deffenitly less than those then in the U.S.
Not treating alcohol as a forbidden fruit works in the DR.
In fact, none of my friends in the DR have an urge to drink as I have seen in the US.
IN responce to the OP:
My theory is that, like many thing in the DR, it is illigal in the book simply to appease the Catholic Church.
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It is in fact quite easy to arrange with a legitimate doctor and clinic as well. Not cheap but not as much as the USA.
ricktoronto said:
So out of curiosity what does it cost in the US and in the DR... you may not know but a ballpark amount would be great ...
In Canada its free to have an abortion as long as you are a Canadian citizen or permamnent citizen ..... I know the tax payers dollars pay for all that here
*Baby Girl
Baby Girl said:
I helped a girl out (not my kid) and it was RD$3000 and a RD$1000 deposit for blood if needed (it wasn't). At the time the peso was around 40 so US$75 and US$25 for the blood, which I got back. It took an hour or so and all was well. Free in Canada or not is not really germane to the question.
For the US there are lots of websites for clinics with prices depending on the method and term. You could do a little research.
rellosk said:That may change after February 6th.
With a minority government they haven't a hope and won't even risk introducing it as a private members bill. If so they will look like what everyone suspects they are, Ed. they only have 124 seats. 155 is a majority. The other 3 parties wil not add 31 votes, nor even 2 or 3.
They also do not have a Senate majority so a bill would be able to languish 5 years in committee as well. Plus the GG would have to sign it. As a woman she probably wouldn't. Then the Supreme Court would overturn it as a charter rights violation. By the time they tried to use the notwithstanding clause they'd be booted out under a non-confidence vote.