Politicians back Church

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Members of the PRD, PLD and PRSC have announced they would support the Catholic Church and vote against any bills that seek to liberalize the law on abortion, which is currently illegal under any circumstances. The topic of abortion and same-sex marriages have provoked much debate in the DR in recent years and have stepped into the forefront of social/legal debate in the context of the current reforms of the Dominican constitution. Hoy writes that representatives from the DR's three major parties have given the Church assurances that they would not support abortion or same-sex marriage bills. This announcement comes as Cardinal Jesus Lopez Rodriguez reiterated the Church's position against abortion.

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