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04-23-2009, 06:30 PM
The president of the Dominican Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Dr. Milciades Albert and the president of the Dominican Medical Association (CMD), Dr. Waldo Suero, have both criticized the approval of the controversial Article 30 of the Constitution that obliges doctors to give preference to the unborn child over the mother's health. Legal expert Cesar Pina Acevedo and Dr. Milton Cordero, a former president of the Dominican Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics described the Catholic Church's stance as "a double standard". He said that the Church supports a person's right to kill in self-defense, but denies a woman the right to life when she is carrying an unborn child. He said that all medical staff treating a woman who is admitted with bleeding due to an abortion in process could now be sentenced for murder.
UN Human Development report coordinator, Miguel Ceara-Hatton writes in Clave newspaper that the decision is one of social exclusion. He forecast the wealthy will continue to have access to abortions abroad and in upscale Dominican clinics, while maternity deaths among the poor in public hospitals will increase.
Congress approved Article 30, which orders the preservation of human life since conception, in a first reading. A second reading is due when all the items under review in the extensive constitutional reform process are completed by the Congressional Revisory Assembly.
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UN Human Development report coordinator, Miguel Ceara-Hatton writes in Clave newspaper that the decision is one of social exclusion. He forecast the wealthy will continue to have access to abortions abroad and in upscale Dominican clinics, while maternity deaths among the poor in public hospitals will increase.
Congress approved Article 30, which orders the preservation of human life since conception, in a first reading. A second reading is due when all the items under review in the extensive constitutional reform process are completed by the Congressional Revisory Assembly.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#3)