Activists in the Dominican Republic are protesting against a bill for a new criminal code that would retain a total abortion ban
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press
July 17, 2024
Activists in the Dominican Republic protested on Wednesday against a bill for a new criminal code that would keep in place the country’s total abortion ban.
The Dominican Senate gave initial approval to the bill in late June and lawmakers are expected to give it final approval in the next few days.
“We continue to fight,” said feminist activist Sergia Galván, who along with fellow protesters have asked for legal abortion when the woman’s life is at risk, when a pregnancy is the product of rape or incest, and in cases of fetal malformation incompatible with life.