This is a press statement from Democratic Socialist Women of the Philippines . A group of women advocates working in grassroots communities blamed Congress for the reported 50 maternal deaths … Read More
The Status of MDG 5 in the Philippines
Study after study has taught us that there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women. —UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan
Baby in the manger
The parish priest went on an hour-long tirade about how the RH bill would lead to the legalization of abortion, and how sex education in children would result in immoral adults in the future.
Lessons from the Job
I wondered on the irony of it; I am teaching teenagers life skills and their reproductive health yet they have with them their babies in the workshop.
Silang mga Anti-RH at ang kanilang mga tupa
Ang usapin ay nananatili sa pagbibigay ng mapagpipilian na pamamaraan ng pangangalaga sa kalusugang pangreproduktibo ng bawat pamilyang Pilipino.
Aborsyon
Sa kasalukuyan, walang katangi-tanging batas sa bansa ang maaaring gamitin kung sakaling magpapa-abort ang isang babae dahil sa kritikal ang kundisyon niya o maaari niyang ikamatay ang pagbubuntis o panganganak.