Clinics closed due to abortions

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The Santo Domingo National District prosecutor's office has announced that three clinics (Dr. Perez Molina, Dr. McKinney and San Ramon) have been closed and 16 people, including three doctors and four nurses, were detained for carrying out abortions. Numas Perez Molina, Ramon Antonio Nunez Cruz and Luis Antonio McKinney Soriano are the three doctors who were detained. National District prosecutor Jose Manuel Hernandez Peguero said that each patient had paid between RD$4,000 and RD$10,000 for the procedures. A conviction for practicing illegal abortions could lead to jail sentences of 3 to 20 years. Dominican Medical Association (CMD) president Enriquillo Matos said he hopes that the police went through the proper procedures when closing the hospitals and that this wasn't a witch-hunt against the doctors.

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