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more about #terrorists Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith: "21 year old girl?" Pretty sure that if she's in her 20s, she's probably actually a woman, eh. more » Cimorene: Holy shit! That Indian woman is amazing! God I am so glad I read that story. It was like, it just got better and better--she killed the leader, then... more » RaquelDR: There where legislators, about 32 that did no wanted this to happen. The society of ob-gyn protested against this, dominican feminist groups to but th... more » RaquelDR: Well I am Dominican and I have something to say about all this. I wrote to Feministing about this a few days ago. I live in the country and watched wi... more » whatwouldjanedo: Can we go ahead and call the 21-year-old in India a woman and not a girl, please? Clearly she kicks ass. more » LaComtesse: Dominican Republic, What if we know the fetus is a girl? Can't we abort it then, or are you going to wait for her to be born before not caring about ... more » redqueenmeg: milk induces sleep in babies, my ass. Not in mine, it didn't. more » dumblonde: Oh God, the text of the constitutional amendment as it stands even rules the termination of an ectopic pregnancy illegal... "the right to life is invi... more » Valkyrie607: A child! Wow. That kinda shakes me up. Makes me look at it in a slightly different, though no less disturbing way. What were these kid's parents tal... more » WaltzingMatilda: I dunno. "El Aborto" would actually sound like a cool superhero name, if it weren't for the fact that it actually just means "abortion." more » sequined: Do they not show the movie Dirty Dancing in the Dominican Republic? Don't they know what happens when abortion isn't legal?? more » Brigit: Rukhsana is officially one of my heroes. It must have been such an incredibly horrible experience. To have such courage under that kind of pressure is... more » lizzle: Although I'm not Dominican I have spent quite a bit of time there in the last couple of years and it has a strange magnetic hold on me that I can't se... more » Dayman-Fan: No exceptions? So if a doctor tells a pregnant woman her life would be at stake if she gives birth, the government's willing to risk it? If a woman's ... more » GoldenRatioφ (aka -girl11): Eeesh this Elizabeth Smart thing is kind of hard. I'm not sure why her testimony is relevant because it seems like she wouldn't really know whether ... more » Brigit: Yet *another* reason to call Leonel un pendejo cabron! And the Catholic church is well married to the state over there as well as in PR. Argh! As if D... more » Beets.Go.On is the Fat Yogini: 21-year-olds are not "girls" and I'm annoyed that all of the news sources are calling her a girl and I'm a little disappointed that Jezebel is, too. S... more » elephantshoes: I almost passed out when I read "raped her daily". I wonder if the media outlets will downplay that to "had sex with her daily". I need to lie down. more » LolaQuinn is full of beans: All I can think of is that Arrested Development "Bringyour Daughter to Work Day" episode: "NO TOUCHING!" more » BAngieB: I can't believe the military finally captured Dora the Explorer! What a relief. more » -
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Dominican Republic Makes Abortion Illegal, No Exceptions • Australian Brothels Offer Senior Discounts
• The Dominican Republic has joined a small group of countries that Constitutionally prohibit abortion, with no exceptions for health-related cases. The ban was issued with support of President Leonel Fernandez and the Catholic Church. • More »
