- A grieving mother has taken the Dominican Republic to its Constitutional Court after her 16‑year‑old daughter died when cancer treatment was delayed because she was pregnant.
- The country’s total abortion ban criminalizes the procedure without exception; the challenge asks for common carve‑outs (rape/incest, to save a woman’s life or health, or for fatal fetal anomalies).
- Activists say the ban deepens inequality—wealthier women can seek private care or travel, while poorer women face higher health risks and criminal prosecution, and health workers sometimes report patients.
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