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Dominican Republic: Thousands of vehicles take part in “Caravan for Life”

Over 2,400 vehicles participated in the Dominican Republic’s “March for Life” in protest to the proposed introduction of abortion into the country.

Last Saturday, the capital of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, was brought to a halt due to the thousands of cars that descended upon the city in support of the nation’s pro-life laws. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, many opponents of abortion drove their vehicles in what has been called the “Caravana Celeste por la Vida”. ‘Celeste’ means light blue and is a symbol of the pro-life movement in the Dominican Republic.

Following the drive/march through the city, the vehicles and crowd concentrated around the National Congress to signal their opposition to proposed modifications to the Penal Code, which would permit abortion on the grounds of disability or if the mother’s health was in danger.

The Dominican Republic has some of the strongest pro-life laws in the world, offering full legal protection to unborn children under all circumstances. Under Article 37 of the Constitution of the Dominican Republic abortion is prohibited. The article states: “The right to life is inviolable from conception until death”.

The Caravan was organised by Damaris Patrocinio, the president of the Forum of Women in Defence of Life and the Family (Fomudevi).

Following the recent introduction of abortion into Argentina, certain politicians in the Dominican Republic are attempting to introduce abortion into their country too, despite the widespread popular opposition.

Right To Life UK spokesperson, Catherine Robinson, said: “That these protests went ahead despite COVID-19 restrictions is a testament not only to the commitment of pro-lifers in the Dominican Republic, but also to the strength of opposition to the proposed changes that would introduce abortion into the region”.

“Presumably those pushing for the introduction of abortion into the country are attempting to ‘ride the wave’ of recent change in abortion law that started with Argentina. Just as in Argentina, widespread protest and opposition show there is little appetite for introducing abortion into the country”.

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Thanks to the support from people like you, in 2025, we have grown to 250,000 supporters, reached over 100 million views online, helped bring the Leadbeater assisted suicide Bill within just 12 votes of defeat and fought major proposals to introduce abortion up to birth.

However, the challenges we face are far from over.

FIVE MAJOR BATTLES

In 2026, we will be facing five major battles:

  1. Assisted suicide at Westminster – the Leadbeater Bill
    With this session of the UK Parliament at Westminster expected to continue well into 2026, there are many more months of this battle to fight. There is growing momentum in the House of Lords against the dangerous Leadbeater assisted suicide Bill, but well-funded groups such as Dignity in Dying have poured millions into lobbying, and we must sustain the pressure so this Bill never becomes law.
  2. Assisted suicide in Scotland – the McArthur Bill
    We are expecting to face the final Stage 3 vote on the Scottish McArthur assisted suicide Bill early in the new year. If just seven MSPs switch from voting for to against the Bill, it will be defeated. This is a battle that can be won, but the assisted suicide lobby is working intensely to stop that from happening.
  3. Assisted suicide in Wales – the Senedd vote
    In January, we are expecting the Welsh Senedd to vote on whether they will allow the Leadbeater assisted suicide Bill to be rolled out in Wales. Dignity in Dying and their allies are already putting a big focus on winning this vote. This is going to be another decisive and major battle.
  4. Abortion up to birth at Westminster
    We are going to face major battles over the Antoniazzi abortion up to birth amendment as it moves through the House of Lords. Baroness Monckton has tabled an amendment to overturn this change, and other Peers have proposed changes that would protect more babies from having their lives ended in late-term home abortions.
  5. Abortion up to birth in Scotland
    In Scotland, moves are underway to attempt to introduce an even more extreme abortion law there. An “expert group” undertaking a review of abortion law in Scotland has recommended that the Scottish Government scrap the current 24-week time limit – and abortion be available on social grounds right up to birth. It is expected that the Scottish Government will bring forward final proposals as a Government Bill next year.

If these major threats from our opposition are successful, it would be a disaster. Thousands of lives would be lost.

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Work fighting both the abortion and assisted suicide lobbies in 2025 has substantially drained our limited resources.

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