Amnesty International pressures DR to keep abortion legal

Amnesty International, the human rights group, has criticised the Dominican Republic for moves to ban abortion. The country's congress is considering a new constitutional provision to guarantee the right to life from conception to natural death. In a press release, Amnesty admitted that, although "international human rights law...already protects prenatal life," banning abortion "could lead to violations of women's human rights." Amnesty International