With the argument that the Penal Code needs to pass, sources say there is a majority intention among Chamber of Deputy legislators to vote in favor of the elimination of any exception to the strict ban on abortion in the Dominican Republic.
The senators had eliminated the exceptions of incest, rape or fetal abnormalities approved earlier by the deputies. Very influential evangelic and Catholic church representatives have a strong position against any kind of abortion and have been lobbying in Congress.
The deputies argue it is more important for the country to pass the renovated Penal Code. They say if they vote against the abortion clause the bill will continue to be stagnated in Congress where it has been delayed for a dozen years.
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Diario Libre
28 June 2017
