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D o m i n i c a n R e p u b l i c 12. PROFESSIONAL SECRECY OR PROTECTION
OF SOURCES The penal code says that doctors, surgeons, health officials,
pharmacists, midwives and others who, because of their profession
or occupation, are entrusted with the secrets of others, will be
punished with correctional prison terms of one to six months, plus
a fine of 10 to 100 pesos, should they reveal those secrets, except
when compelled to do so by the law (Art. 377). It is understand
that the professional secrets of journalists are protected by this
penal principle.
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