SANTO DOMINGO, September 18, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Dominican Republic has given the final approval to a constitutional amendment protecting the right to life.
"The right to life is inviolable from conception until death. In no case can the death penalty be established, pronounced, nor applied," the amendment states.
The vote, which took place last night in a constitutional assembly created to revise the nation's charter document, was an overwhelming 128-34, despite heavy campaigning by international pro-abortion groups and rumored pressure from the United States.
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The former human rights organization "Amnesty International," which is now a pro-abortion lobbying group, attempted to pressure the government in the days preceding the vote, claiming that the amendment will "put women and girls at risk and potentially increase maternal deaths in the country."
Monday, September 21, 2009
Dominican Republic Passes Pro-Life Constitutional Amendment...
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