Once again, the Dominican Republic is debating the issue of abortion and its decriminalization in all three cases. This issue has divided several sectors between the so-called “pro-life” and “pro-choice”, and the figures of the arts and entertainment are oblivious to the debate.
Eddy Herrera, Juliana O’Neal, Betty Gerónimo, among others, are the ones who have stated that they are completely against abortion. While Héctor Acosta, Hony Estrella, Judith Rodríguez, Gabi Desangles and others are in favor of approving the decriminalization of abortion for its three causes.
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Santo Domingo Este singer and deputy, Juliana O’Neal, spoke out against abortion for its three causes.
“I am totally against abortion”, The merenguera told the Telemicro cameras at the closing ceremony of the first congress “Professor Juan Bosch” held by the Fuerza del Pueblo party this Sunday at the Palacio de los Deportes.
Likewise, her colleague, deputy and ex-dancer Betty Gerónimo, reaffirmed that she is in favor of the right to life because it is “the only constitutional right”.
The Deputy of the Modern Revolutionary Party for Santo Domingo Norte claimed that the right to life cannot be taken away from a child, just because it causes defects or because it is the product of a violation.
“An abortion does not alter the fact that she has been raped, that is, the trauma after the abortion is worse,” Gerónimo said.
Betty used her two children as an example. He revealed that the first supposedly came with hydrocephalus, while the second had heart problems, instead he has “the greatest blessing of his life” today.
Likewise the singer Eddy Herrera opposes the approval of the three causes of abortion and as an example, he cited the intentions he had at the age of 22 for his then partner to have their first daughter aborted, which did not happen.
“El Galán del Merengue” said that this is a complex, delicate matter, but that aborting a child is a terrible thing.
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On the other hand, the singer and Senator Héctor Acosta “El Torito” confirmed his position on the matter and said he was in favor of the three causes.
“I support the 3 causes and periodThis country needs to eradicate everything from theory and focus on action. To the churches that focus on bringing the word of God to the temples, not encouraging violence by provoking marches. #remos’, he wrote on his Twitter account.
Although later the legislature apologized to the churches for the comments made.
“This time I think that the handling I had yesterday was not the most correct. You know that sometimes we humans experience situations that only someone individually understands and sometimes there are moments of conflicting emotions, ”he said.
For their part, the actresses Hony Estrella and Judith Rodríguez were part of the concert called “Las causales van”, where they were present to support this theme.
My life will not be decided by anyone, let alone a group of warm and cowardly people that turns his speech in favor of the wind, ”Hony said.
For righteousness, for good, for them, for us, for all, with sisterhood #lascausalesvan, ”said Rodríguez.
Communicator Gabi Desangles also advocated abortion for three reasons: “I understand that as a woman I must have a right to my body for three reasons because this body is mine and just as I decide whether to take to the streets, work … I must be entitled to basic things about my body, ”said Desangles.
The three causes that want to be approved in the Criminal Code are: when the pregnancy is the product of rape or incest, when the fetus has deformities that make it non-viable outside the womb, and when the mother’s life is endangered, are these: the three exceptional reasons why social organizations request an interruption of pregnancy in the country.