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In early August, President Luis Abinader promulgated the Dominican Republic’s new penal code, a law that replaces legislation more than a century old and will come into effect in August 2026.
The approved text incorporates crimes such as “femicide,” contract killings, cyberbullying, economic violence, pyramid schemes, kidnapping, crimes against humanity, and genocide. It also increases maximum prison sentences up to 60 years for serious crimes.
However, one of the most significant aspects is that it maintains the absolute ban on abortion, a milestone for the Dominican pro-life movement.
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The approved text incorporates crimes such as “femicide,” contract killings, cyberbullying, economic violence, pyramid schemes, kidnapping, crimes against humanity, and genocide. It also increases maximum prison sentences up to 60 years for serious crimes.
However, one of the most significant aspects is that it maintains the absolute ban on abortion, a milestone for the Dominican pro-life movement.
‘A code that enshrines the inviolability of life’
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New pro-life penal code comes into effect in the Dominican Republic in 2026
President Luis Abinader promulgated the Dominican Republic’s new penal code, replacing legislation more than a century old and comes into effect in August 2026.
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