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Elisa - Reproductive Rights for Filipino Women
Abortion is illegal in the Philippines, and Manila City sought to make the situation worse when former Mayor Jose Lito Atienza passed a blanket ban on contraception in 2000. This ban effectively prohibits Manila City women — especially poor women — from accessing all forms of modern contraceptives, condoms, and information necessary to protect their reproductive health. As a result, women are unable to prevent pregnancy, even when it would jeopardize their lives, health, or ability to feed their families.
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Comment by Raymond M. Kristiansen on March 9, 2010 at 8:49am
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Thanks for sharing this! My gf is actually Filipino, and I have been hanging out with Filipino friends who are in Europe for the last years.
It really is sad in my opinion that the anti-contraception policy is so strict in PH. Thanks again for sharing this - really insightful and I look forward to knowing more from this work.
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Comment by Shakwei Mbindyo on March 9, 2010 at 9:08am
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Kenya is also struggling with this expecially now that we are are changing our constitution. It is estimated that 21 women die daily in Kenya from back-street abortions.The Catholic church is against the use of condoms which presents grave challenges in both family planning and the fight agains HIV/AIDS.
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Comment by Jenn on March 9, 2010 at 7:25pm
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(Here's a link to an article from a blog I read on women and development about how some reproductive rights activists are using the legal system to challenge policies in the Philippines: http://www.awid.org/Issues-and-Analysis/Library/Philippines-Denying...
My favorite quote is:
“It is problematic from a human rights perspective to use an ideological lens for public health. It can confuse people when morality is seen as a goal of the policy. People must have the right to decide on their problems and pursuing this right has economic and social implications. It is immoral to rob them of this right.”
I think it's applicable to what both of you are saying. Also, thanks for your post on maternal health in Nigeria, Shakwei (http://www.urgentevoke.com/profiles/blogs/in-memorium if you're here and haven't seen it!)
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