NewsWhore
09-15-2009, 04:50 PM
The debate around Article 30 of the new Dominican Constitution has yet to be resolved in the DR and now even Amnesty International is throwing its two cents into the arena. The international human rights group has published a call to Dominican legislators on its website, asking them to reconsider passing certain parts of the constitutional reform on abortion as it would make the act illegal and could put women's lives in danger.
According to the article published on 14 September, "Proposed changes to the Constitution of the Dominican Republic could lead to a ban on abortions, putting the lives of women and girls at risk and potentially increasing maternal deaths in the country."
The article continues by stating: "Article 30 of the constitution would introduce the inviolability of life from "conception to death" under the proposal. It is widely acknowledged that this will lead to changes in the country's Penal Code that could lead to a total abortion ban."
"As it stands, the proposed change to the Constitution would have a devastating impact on women's and girls' access to effective reproductive health care in the Dominican Republic," said Susan Lee, Americas Director at Amnesty International.
www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009091413092&lang=e (http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009091413092&lang=e)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#8)
According to the article published on 14 September, "Proposed changes to the Constitution of the Dominican Republic could lead to a ban on abortions, putting the lives of women and girls at risk and potentially increasing maternal deaths in the country."
The article continues by stating: "Article 30 of the constitution would introduce the inviolability of life from "conception to death" under the proposal. It is widely acknowledged that this will lead to changes in the country's Penal Code that could lead to a total abortion ban."
"As it stands, the proposed change to the Constitution would have a devastating impact on women's and girls' access to effective reproductive health care in the Dominican Republic," said Susan Lee, Americas Director at Amnesty International.
www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009091413092&lang=e (http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009091413092&lang=e)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#8)