{"id":39925,"date":"2026-07-31T09:08:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T07:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ordoiuris.pl\/informacje-prasowe\/ordo-iuris-broni-ochrony-zycia-przed-trybunalem-konstytucyjnym-dominikany-instytut-zlozyl-opinie-w-sprawie-penalizacji-aborcji\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T10:42:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T08:42:33","slug":"the-ordo-iuris-institute-defends-the-protection-of-life-before-the-constitutional-tribunal-of-the-dominican-republic-the-institute-files-an-opinion-on-the-criminalization-of-abortion","status":"publish","type":"informacje","link":"https:\/\/ordoiuris.pl\/en\/press-newsdesk\/the-ordo-iuris-institute-defends-the-protection-of-life-before-the-constitutional-tribunal-of-the-dominican-republic-the-institute-files-an-opinion-on-the-criminalization-of-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ordo Iuris Institute Defends the Protection of Life Before the Constitutional Tribunal of the Dominican Republic. The Institute Files an Opinion on the Criminalization of Abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_ad0bfc-b0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_ad0bfc-b0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_ad0bfc-b0\"]{max-width:50px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;text-align:center;font-size:50px;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-family:'DrukWide Bold';}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_ad0bfc-b0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_ad0bfc-b0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_ad0bfc-b0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_ad0bfc-b0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_ad0bfc-b0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_ad0bfc-b0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading39925_ad0bfc-b0 wp360-single-one wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_ad0bfc-b0\">1<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_5cefa7-e9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_5cefa7-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_5cefa7-e9\"]{max-width:1200px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;text-align:center;font-size:23px;line-height:1.3em;font-style:normal;font-family:var( u002du002dglobal-heading-font-family, inherit );}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_5cefa7-e9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_5cefa7-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_5cefa7-e9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_5cefa7-e9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_5cefa7-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_5cefa7-e9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_5cefa7-e9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_5cefa7-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_5cefa7-e9\"]{font-size:26px;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_5cefa7-e9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_5cefa7-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_5cefa7-e9\"]{font-size:18px;}}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading39925_5cefa7-e9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_5cefa7-e9\">The Ordo Iuris Institute has filed an amicus curiae brief before the Constitutional Tribunal of the Dominican Republic in case No. TC-01-2026-0014.<\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_4362a3-d0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_4362a3-d0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_4362a3-d0\"]{max-width:1200px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;text-align:center;font-size:23px;line-height:1.3em;font-style:normal;font-family:var( u002du002dglobal-heading-font-family, inherit );}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_4362a3-d0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_4362a3-d0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_4362a3-d0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_4362a3-d0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_4362a3-d0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_4362a3-d0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_4362a3-d0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_4362a3-d0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_4362a3-d0\"]{font-size:26px;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_4362a3-d0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_4362a3-d0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_4362a3-d0\"]{font-size:18px;}}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading39925_4362a3-d0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_4362a3-d0\"><\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_e66d6b-4b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_e66d6b-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_e66d6b-4b\"]{max-width:50px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;text-align:center;font-size:50px;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-family:'DrukWide Bold';}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_e66d6b-4b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_e66d6b-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_e66d6b-4b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_e66d6b-4b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_e66d6b-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_e66d6b-4b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading39925_e66d6b-4b wp360-single-one wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_e66d6b-4b\">2<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_7198ce-63, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_7198ce-63[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_7198ce-63\"]{max-width:1200px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;text-align:center;font-size:23px;line-height:1.3em;font-style:normal;font-family:var( u002du002dglobal-heading-font-family, inherit );}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_7198ce-63 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_7198ce-63[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_7198ce-63\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_7198ce-63 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_7198ce-63[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_7198ce-63\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_7198ce-63, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_7198ce-63[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_7198ce-63\"]{font-size:26px;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_7198ce-63, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_7198ce-63[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_7198ce-63\"]{font-size:18px;}}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading39925_7198ce-63 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_7198ce-63\">The proceedings concern a direct petition challenging the constitutionality of Articles 106, 107, 108, 110, and 111 of the new Criminal Code (Act No. 74-25), which provide for the total criminalization of abortion.<\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_3ee520-c1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_3ee520-c1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_3ee520-c1\"]{max-width:50px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;text-align:center;font-size:50px;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-family:'DrukWide Bold';}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_3ee520-c1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_3ee520-c1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_3ee520-c1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_3ee520-c1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_3ee520-c1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_3ee520-c1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading39925_3ee520-c1 wp360-single-one wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_3ee520-c1\">3<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_d75752-d4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_d75752-d4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_d75752-d4\"]{max-width:1200px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;text-align:center;font-size:23px;line-height:1.3em;font-style:normal;font-family:var( u002du002dglobal-heading-font-family, inherit );}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_d75752-d4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_d75752-d4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_d75752-d4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_d75752-d4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_d75752-d4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_d75752-d4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_d75752-d4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_d75752-d4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_d75752-d4\"]{font-size:26px;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_d75752-d4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_d75752-d4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_d75752-d4\"]{font-size:18px;}}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading39925_d75752-d4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_d75752-d4\">The petitioners are not seeking \u201cabortion on demand,\u201d but recognition of three grounds on which it should be permitted: danger to the mother\u2019s life, lethal fetal defects, and pregnancy resulting from rape or incest.<\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_941976-f3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_941976-f3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_941976-f3\"]{max-width:50px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;text-align:center;font-size:50px;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-family:'DrukWide Bold';}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_941976-f3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_941976-f3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_941976-f3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_941976-f3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_941976-f3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_941976-f3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading39925_941976-f3 wp360-single-one wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_941976-f3\">4<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_f1ad55-68, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_f1ad55-68[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_f1ad55-68\"]{max-width:1200px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;text-align:center;font-size:23px;line-height:1.3em;font-style:normal;font-family:var( u002du002dglobal-heading-font-family, inherit );}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_f1ad55-68 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_f1ad55-68[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_f1ad55-68\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_f1ad55-68 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_f1ad55-68[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_f1ad55-68\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_f1ad55-68, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_f1ad55-68[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_f1ad55-68\"]{font-size:26px;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_f1ad55-68, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_f1ad55-68[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_f1ad55-68\"]{font-size:18px;}}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading39925_f1ad55-68 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_f1ad55-68\">In its brief, Ordo Iuris defends two theses: that international law protects human life from conception, and that no rule of international law imposes on states an obligation to decriminalize abortion.<\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_faae65-19, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_faae65-19[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_faae65-19\"]{max-width:50px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;text-align:center;font-size:50px;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-family:'DrukWide Bold';}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_faae65-19 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_faae65-19[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_faae65-19\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_faae65-19 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_faae65-19[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_faae65-19\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading39925_faae65-19 wp360-single-one wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_faae65-19\">5<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_0e25dd-f5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_0e25dd-f5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_0e25dd-f5\"]{max-width:1200px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;text-align:center;font-size:23px;line-height:1.3em;font-style:normal;font-family:var( u002du002dglobal-heading-font-family, inherit );}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_0e25dd-f5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_0e25dd-f5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_0e25dd-f5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_0e25dd-f5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_0e25dd-f5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_0e25dd-f5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_0e25dd-f5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_0e25dd-f5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_0e25dd-f5\"]{font-size:26px;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_0e25dd-f5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading39925_0e25dd-f5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_0e25dd-f5\"]{font-size:18px;}}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading39925_0e25dd-f5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading39925_0e25dd-f5\">The new Criminal Code is set to enter into force on August 3, 2026. The Constitutional Tribunal adjourned its ruling following the public hearing held on June 17, 2026.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column39925_67bed4-b5 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column39925_67bed4-b5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column39925_67bed4-b5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column39925_67bed4-b5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column39925_67bed4-b5 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column39925_67bed4-b5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column39925_67bed4-b5{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column39925_67bed4-b5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column39925_67bed4-b5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column39925_67bed4-b5\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-image.kb-image39925_cbe218-98:not(.kb-specificity-added):not(.kb-extra-specificity-added){margin-bottom:-30px;}.wp-block-kadence-image.kb-image39925_cbe218-98{position:relative;z-index:5;}.kb-image39925_cbe218-98 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image39925_cbe218-98\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"114\" height=\"54\" src=\"https:\/\/ordoiuris.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wpis-obrazek.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-4085\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-39925_c1f68d-52 .kt-block-spacer{height:6px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-39925_c1f68d-52 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#ced2ea;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-39925_c1f68d-52\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The dispute before the Dominican Constitutional Tribunal<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On March 30, 2026, the Constitutional Tribunal of the Dominican Republic received a direct <a href=\"https:\/\/tribunalsitestorage.blob.core.windows.net\/media\/67440\/tc-01-2026-0014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>petition challenging the constitutionality of the provisions<\/u><\/a> of the new Criminal Code (Act No. 74-25, promulgated on August 3, 2025), which provide for the total criminalization of abortion \u2014 up to two years\u2019 imprisonment for the woman and from three to thirty years for medical personnel performing the procedure. The petition was filed by Rosa Herminia Hern\u00e1ndez, the mother of Rosaura Almonte Mateo, known as Esperancita, a teenager who died in 2012 for lack of medical care during a high-risk pregnancy, together with the organizations Alianza Cristiana Dominicana (ACD) and Cat\u00f3licas por el Derecho a Decidir Rep\u00fablica Dominicana (CDDRD), with support from, among others, Participaci\u00f3n Ciudadana and the Technological Institute of Santo Domingo (INTEC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The subject of the proceedings is a direct petition seeking a declaration that Articles 106, 107, 108, 110, and 111 of the new Criminal Code (Act No. 74-25), which provide for the total criminalization of abortion, are unconstitutional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first three of the challenged provisions define the scope of abortion\u2019s criminality. Article 106 (abortion with the woman\u2019s consent) provides for a sentence of two to three years\u2019 imprisonment and a fine of nine to fifteen times the minimum public-sector wage for anyone who \u2014 by means of food, infusions, drugs, procedures, or any other means \u2014 brings about or participates in the termination of a pregnancy, even where the woman has consented. Article 107 (abortion self-induced by the woman) provides for a sentence of one to two years\u2019 imprisonment and a fine of three to six times the minimum wage for a woman who induces an abortion in herself or consents to the use of abortive means or methods. Article 108, meanwhile, criminalizes abortion performed in the course of professional practice by physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare workers, as well as midwives, providing for a sentence of two to three years\u2019 imprisonment and a fine of nine to fifteen times the minimum wage. The penalties of up to 30 years\u2019 imprisonment reported by some Spanish-language media do not concern these provisions but rather aggravated forms of the offense: abortion resulting in the woman\u2019s death (Article 109 \u2014 up to 10 years) and abortion performed against the woman\u2019s will (Article 110 \u2014 10 to 20 years, or 20 to 30 years if it results in her death).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The petitioners are not seeking the introduction of abortion on demand, but an interpretive ruling recognizing the so-called three grounds for permissible abortion: an immediate threat to the mother\u2019s life, lethal defects in the child, and pregnancy resulting from rape or incest. They are also seeking a declaration of invalidity of part of Article 110 of the new code, which, in their view, could be read as permitting termination of pregnancy without the woman\u2019s consent, as well as clarification of the clause in Article 111 excluding medical personnel\u2019s criminal liability, which they consider ambiguous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Article 110 provides for penalties for forced abortion, \u201cexcept in cases covered by the exclusion of liability set out in Article 111,\u201d in which the new Dominican Criminal Code expressly excludes the criminal liability of actions taken to save a woman\u2019s life. Under Article 111 of Act No. 74-25, termination of pregnancy performed by specialized medical personnel is not punishable if \u2014 in order to save the life of the mother, the unborn child, or both \u2014 all scientific and technical means available at the time were exhausted. This means that where the death of the child in the womb results from an intervention undertaken by medical personnel to save the mother\u2019s life, such actions are not punishable. The Dominican legislature has therefore not placed the life of the unborn child above that of the woman \u2014 it has extended protection to both of these interests, permitting medical intervention under a state of therapeutic necessity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The petitioners do not challenge the principle itself that actions saving the mother\u2019s life should not be punishable; rather, they argue that Article 111 fails to clearly define the conditions under which it applies, which, in their view, creates legal uncertainty for both physicians and patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the entities that submitted documents in support of the petition were Participaci\u00f3n Ciudadana, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Human Rights Watch, Women\u2019s Link Worldwide, the Committee of Experts of the MESECVI (CEVI), IPAS Latin America and the Caribbean, and the O\u2019Neill Institute at Georgetown Law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opposition to the petition was voiced by a group of civil-society and Christian organizations acting as intervenors, including CODUE (the Dominican Council for Evangelical Unity), the Dominican Evangelical Alliance, the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo, Pro-Naci\u00f3n, and Fundaci\u00f3n Valdez, defending the constitutionality of the provisions currently in force. Support for this opposition was also expressed by, among others, the Spanish foundation Abogados Cristianos (\u201cChristian Lawyers\u201d), which, like the Ordo Iuris Institute, filed an amicus curiae brief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The public hearing took place on June 17, 2026; since June 18, 2026, the case has remained under deliberation, and the ruling has not yet been announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The petitioners\u2019 arguments<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The petitioners rely primarily on data on maternal mortality: in 2024, the Dominican Republic recorded 130 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, one of the highest rates in the region, as well as on documented, named cases of women who died after being denied a life-saving abortion, including Esperancita, Adilka F\u00e9lix, Carmen Dionelis Mart\u00ednez Bonilla, and Winnifer N\u00fa\u00f1ez Beato. They also point out that in 2024, 585 girls aged 11 to 14 became mothers, and that most pregnancies in this age group did not result from relationships to which the girls could have given informed consent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The petitioners further raise the phenomenon of the so-called chilling effect: fearing criminal liability of up to thirty years\u2019 imprisonment, medical personnel are said to delay intervention in obstetric emergencies until the situation becomes critical. It is in this context that they also challenge the ambiguity of Article 111 of the new code, which, they argue, does not clearly specify the conditions excluding medical personnel\u2019s criminal liability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Ordo Iuris opinion: two theses<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ordo Iuris Institute, which holds consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), has filed an amicus curiae brief in the proceedings, stating that its interest in the case is strictly legal in nature. The brief rests on two theses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first thesis holds that international human rights law protects human life and recognizes life before birth as a legally protected interest. The Institute points out that Article 4(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights, to which the Dominican Republic has been a party since 1978, expressly provides that the right to life shall be protected by law, \u201cin general, from the moment of conception,\u201d which corresponds to Article 37 of the Constitution of the Dominican Republic. Ordo Iuris also cites the preamble to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which refers to the need to afford the child \u201cappropriate legal protection, before as well as after birth,\u201d and Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, paragraph 5 of which provides that the death penalty shall not be carried out on pregnant women \u2014 which, in the Institute\u2019s view, indicates an intent to protect the interest of the unborn child already within the text of the Covenant itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second thesis holds that no rule of international law \u2014 whether treaty-based or customary \u2014 imposes on states an obligation to decriminalize or liberalize abortion. The Institute points out that the word \u201cabortion\u201d does not appear in any of the UN\u2019s general human rights treaties, and that the Programme of Action of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development, held in Cairo, a document signed by 179 states, expressly stipulates that \u201cany measures or changes related to abortion within the health system can only be determined at the national or local level according to the national legislative process,\u201d and that \u201cin no case should abortion be promoted as a method of family planning.\u201d Ordo Iuris also invokes the case law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), which has consistently held that the European Convention on Human Rights does not establish a right to abortion, and that even the existence of a European consensus toward broader access to it does not decisively narrow the state\u2019s margin of appreciation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Institute stresses that the arguments advanced by the side calling for decriminalization rest almost exclusively on soft-law instruments: concluding observations and general comments of UN treaty bodies, and World Health Organization guidelines, which, in accordance with the 2018 conclusions of the UN International Law Commission and the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of May 21, 2026, do not have the status of binding treaty interpretation or an independent source of international obligations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe data cited by the petitioners \u2014 concerning maternal mortality and the situation of minor victims of sexual violence forced to continue their pregnancies \u2014 relate to real and serious social problems that deserve the legislature\u2019s attention. In its brief, Ordo Iuris does not dispute the gravity of these problems, but rather addresses a separate legal question: whether international law imposes on the Dominican Republic an obligation to decriminalize abortion. In the Institute\u2019s view, the answer to this question is no \u2014 the decision on this matter falls within the state\u2019s sovereign regulatory competence, exercised within its own constitutional order, and is not an obligation arising from international commitments. The Constitutional Tribunal of the Dominican Republic, which has been in operation for almost fifteen years, will have to settle this case in the near future, as the new Criminal Code enters into force on August 3, 2026. The ruling will have implications extending beyond the Dominican Republic, forming part of a broader dispute, ongoing throughout the Latin American region, over the limits of constitutional courts\u2019 competence vis-\u00e0-vis the legislature\u2019s decisions on the protection of life,\u201d notes Julia Ksi\u0105\u017cek, analyst at the Ordo Iuris Center for International Law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Translated using Claude.ai<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>See also:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ordoiuris.pl\/en\/press-newsdesk\/efforts-to-decriminalise-infant-homicide-in-el-salvador-ordo-iuris-protects-newborns-and-unborn-children\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><u>Efforts to Decriminalise Infant Homicide in El Salvador: Ordo Iuris Protects Newborns and Unborn Children<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ordoiuris.pl\/en\/press-newsdesk\/how-the-united-states-challenges-abortion-and-reproductive-rights-language-in-un-documents\/\"><u>How the United States Challenges Abortion and Reproductive Rights Language in UN Documents<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ordoiuris.pl\/en\/press-newsdesk\/abortion-and-surrogacy-violate-womens-rights-ordo-iuris-statement-to-the-un\/\"><u>Abortion and Surrogacy Violate Women\u2019s Rights \u2013 Ordo Iuris Statement to the UN<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ordoiuris.pl\/en\/comments\/abortion-as-basic-health-care-who-2025-guidelines-and-their-implications\/\"><u>Abortion as \u201cBasic Health Care\u201d \u2013 WHO 2025 Guidelines and Their Implications<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ordoiuris.pl\/en\/press-newsdesk\/united-nations-passes-resolution-considering-abortion-a-human-right-poland-among-co-sponsors\/\"><u>United Nations Passes Resolution Considering Abortion a Human Right: Poland Among Co-Sponsors<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Source of cover photo: iStock<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ordo Iuris Institute has filed an amicus curiae brief before the Constitutional Tribunal of the Dominican Republic, defending the criminalization of abortion in proceedings to review the constitutionality of provisions of the new Criminal Code, set to enter into force on August 3, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":39922,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":""},"wyswietlanie":[137,136],"tagi":[168,181,180,169,183],"typ-wpisu":[202],"malzenstwo-i-rodzina":[],"suwerenna-i-niepodlegla-rp":[3713],"chronmy-dzieci-szkola-i-edukacja":[],"w-obronie-chrzescijan":[],"ochrona-zycia-i-bioetyka":[225],"wolnosc-odpowiedzialnosc":[],"class_list":["post-39925","informacje","type-informacje","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","wyswietlanie-dzialalnosc-instytutu-aktualnosci-en","wyswietlanie-strona-glowna-en","tagi-abortion","tagi-european-court-of-human-rights","tagi-international-affairs","tagi-life-dignity","tagi-united-nations","typ-wpisu-press-newsdesk","suwerenna-i-niepodlegla-rp-inne-en","ochrona-zycia-i-bioetyka-abortion"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Ordo Iuris Institute Defends the Protection of Life Before the Constitutional Tribunal of the Dominican Republic. 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