NewsWhore
04-21-2009, 06:20 PM
Last night the Catholic Church hardened its stance against legalized abortions and the plans of some sectors that are trying to push legislators to vote for possible modifications to Article 30, which will continue being debated today in the framework of the constitutional reform process. Some groups, including the Dominican Medical Association (CMD) support a proposal to relax the total ban on abortion in cases of rape, incest or when the mother's life is in danger.
As part of the actions, hundreds of people from several parishes in the National District and the province of Santo Domingo held a vigil in front of the National Congress building as a way of bringing legislators' attention to this controversial issue.
Songs, prayers and candle lighting formed part of the vigil by the religious faithful who also carried signs calling for an end to abortion.
A Mass is being held at 7:00 o'clock in the morning and the vigil will continue at 2:00 in the afternoon.
Fathers Lorenzo Ruiz from Santa Cecilia and Luis Rosario from the Youth Congregation (Pastoral Juvenil) denied that their position against therapeutic abortions means that the Church opposes saving the life of the mother or a baby in the face of an emergency situation. "Abortion is a crime like any other, what is happening is that there are sectors that want to leave a window open for its practice, and this is not possible," they said.
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As part of the actions, hundreds of people from several parishes in the National District and the province of Santo Domingo held a vigil in front of the National Congress building as a way of bringing legislators' attention to this controversial issue.
Songs, prayers and candle lighting formed part of the vigil by the religious faithful who also carried signs calling for an end to abortion.
A Mass is being held at 7:00 o'clock in the morning and the vigil will continue at 2:00 in the afternoon.
Fathers Lorenzo Ruiz from Santa Cecilia and Luis Rosario from the Youth Congregation (Pastoral Juvenil) denied that their position against therapeutic abortions means that the Church opposes saving the life of the mother or a baby in the face of an emergency situation. "Abortion is a crime like any other, what is happening is that there are sectors that want to leave a window open for its practice, and this is not possible," they said.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#3)