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While most reasonable people would agree that abortion should probably be limited to a certain time frame, say the first tri-mester or no more than the first 16 to 20 weeks, the problem we run into is that there are those who will not settle for that, and will push for no abortion under any circumstances. The Dominican Republic has laws like these and the result is not always a good thing.
Girl at Center of Dominican Republic Abortion Debate Dies
Girl at Center of Dominican Republic Abortion Debate Dies | Fox News Latino
Because of a very bad law, not only did the fetus not make it, the mother also died. The good thing is that at least no abortion was performed.
Girl at Center of Dominican Republic Abortion Debate Dies
A pregnant Dominican teenager with cancer whose case sparked worldwide controversy over the countrys strict abortion laws died last week.
Her case renewed a bitter debate that has long divided the country whether an abortion should be allowed if the mothers life is in danger.
The 16-year-old girl, Esperanza, was battling acute leukemia and ended up pregnant. She needed to undergo chemotherapy but was initially barred by the Dominican Constitution from undergoing treatment because it would have likely harmed the fetus. Her doctors wanted to treat her but feared legal repercussions if they went ahead with the procedure and she miscarried.
According to CNN, the girl died last Friday from complications related to the disease. Doctors began administering chemo 20 days after she was admitted to the hospital, when she was 13 weeks pregnant, but her body did not respond to the treatment, CNN says. She went into cardiac arrest and died.
Girl at Center of Dominican Republic Abortion Debate Dies | Fox News Latino
Because of a very bad law, not only did the fetus not make it, the mother also died. The good thing is that at least no abortion was performed.