The Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Santiago, Monsignor Tomás Morel Diplán, stated yesterday that the Catholic Church respects President Luis Abinader’s position, in which he supports abortion with its causes, but does not share because it is important to preserve the life of others from conception to death.
Morel Diplán indicated that the church has long expressed its position on abortion and its causes and that it does not matter whether it is a rape or other situations, because people’s lives must be respected independently. He also explained that the family must be formed and respected.
Right to life
While the Dominican Council of Evangelical Unity (Codue) recalled that the primary task of the state is to ensure the right to life. The president of Codue, Feliciano Lacen, said in a statement that in the case of decriminalization of abortion, the death of a human conceived so that the right to reproductive health of the mother triumphs and the self-determination of the mother’s fertility. woman.
Abinader last weekend preferred the three causes that could make termination of pregnancy possible, sparking a big debate about abortion.