Santo Domingo, RD.
In an interview that President Luis Abinader gave to the director of the El País newspaper in America, Jan Martínez Ahrensel, discussing social, diplomatic, health, economic and political issues, the Dominican president said he disagreed with free abortion. , but there must be reasons to interrupt the pregnancy.
In the interview published today and that it had 25 questions, Abinader stressed that the Criminal Code that seeks approval of the three causes, in case of incest or rape, the risk of the mother’s life or that the fetus has a malformation incompatible with the live, discussion in the Chamber of Deputies, without checking whether it is approved.
Abinader also maintained that his position is the same as that of his party, the modern revolutionary.
“I, like the majority of the population, not only in the Dominican Republic but in the world, disagree with free abortion, but I do think there must be grounds to interrupt the pregnancy. That has been the official position of our party, ”said the president.
Speaking of the Dominican Republic’s relations with Haiti, he pointed out that for the first time in decades there is “a government with a defined policy towards the neighboring country,” based on migration control, as no civilized society can afford to having undocumented citizens in her country. territory.
Likewise, he said the Dominican Republic is striving to channel all possible aid to Haiti through the international community, both health and institutional. “We’re going to draw attention to it, because if the international community can get tired, we won’t do that: everything that happens there affects us here. And we carry heavy ”.
He said the solution is for the international community to help donate and manage hospitals.
Speaking of the country’s relations with the United States and China, he reiterated that North America is the main trading partner with which the Dominican Republic will maintain a strategic relationship and relations with China will continue.
“China is an important country and we will maintain a good relationship, but we will be honest: in this new cold war we must have a strategic relationship with the United States,” he said.
Luis Abinader described himself as a ‘center’ person who defends a modern social democracy, where government resources are invested in those who need them most. “But without forgetting that you have to make the private sector work, so that it gets incentives and creates jobs. The best social program is job creation ”.
He said the country aims to restore economic growth in the coming year.
“Our aim is to eradicate absolute poverty, which affects 6% or 7% of the population. For this we need growth to become economic development, but we also need direct social assistance to those who need it most. Here, as in other countries, poverty is the face of a woman, especially that of a single mother. That’s what the statistics say, ”he said.