Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, May 29, 2005 / 22:00 pm
As the Dominican Republic prepares to debate the possible legalization of abortion through the revision of the penal code, Archbishop Ramon Benito de la Rosa y Carpio of Santiago de los Caballeros and President of the Dominican Bishops’ Conference has called for a national campaign against abortion and its decriminalization.
The archbishop called on people to stop abortion, saying, “The family that unscrupulously supports a crime against someone indefensible” is like “a murderer who has no compassion for adults either.”
Those who have abortions, he said, “profane a tiny body of Christ that should be allowed to live, to be born, to grow and to develop.”
A congressional committee that is considering the bill will hold public hearings on the legislation on Wednesday.