You Can Save Dominican Women Now!

It's time to approve the three exceptions for abortion in the Dominican Republic!

In the Dominican Republic, abortion is completely banned. Women and doctors can go to jail for performing this medical procedure, even if the woman's life or health is in danger.

This ban has devastating consequences for women and girls, harming their health and social development, and driving up maternal mortality rates in the country. The Dominican Republic has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality and teen pregnancy in the region.

The Penal Code, which dates back to 1884, imposes sentences of up to 20 years for doctors who perform an abortion. The women’s movement has been demanding a reform of this law to include three exceptions to the criminalization of abortion that would save lives:

When the life or health of the pregnant woman or person is at risk
In the case of rape or incest
When the pregnancy is medically unviable

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This reform is being discussed right now in the Dominican Congress. Show legislators we care about Dominican women! The time to act is NOW!

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They died because of the total criminalization of abortion. We need all three exceptions so stories like these, never happen again.

Winifer Nuñez Beato

Winifer died on June 2, 2021, in Santiago, at the age of 25. She became aware, starting from the second month of her pregnancy, that the fetus would not survive outside the womb and that even continuing the pregnancy could put her life at risk. Although she requested that the pregnancy be terminated, three doctors refused to proceed due to the country's total ban on abortion. She died while being 7 months pregnant, leaving behind a three-year-old daughter who is now orphaned.

Carmen Dionelys Martinez Bonilla

Carmen died on July 31, 2018, at the age of 20, in Santiago. Carmen Dionelys had sickle cell anemia, and as soon as the pregnancy began, her health complications started. Despite the diagnoses, the medical staff allowed the pregnancy to progress until she was admitted at week 20 of gestation due to a general infection in her body. She was rushed to Santiago, where she died.

Damaris Mejia

Damaris died on August 4, 2012, at the age of 31, in Santo Domingo. Damaris, the mother of two children, ages 9 and 12, was in her third pregnancy when she died of an infection caused by the fetus that had been dead in her womb for several days. Due to the criminalization of abortion in all circumstances, she encountered three health centers that refused to provide her with the necessary care she needed, fearing potential criminal prosecution.

Rosaura Almonte Hernandez (Esperancita)

Rosaura died on August 17, 2012, in Santo Domingo, at the age of 16. A month and a half earlier, she had been diagnosed with leukemia, and, at the same time, the doctors informed her she was a few weeks pregnant. They denied her the chemotherapy treatment she needed using the excuse of not wanting to harm the pregnancy.

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