In Philippines, a 14-year fight for birth control STORY HIGHLIGHTS Reproductive Health bill would make birth control free for poor in Philippines Catholic Church has opposed bill, which has been proposed for […]
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In Philippines, a 14-year fight for birth control
Click Here For Original Post Manila, Philippines (CNN) — Growing up, Cecilia Lopez hoped to escape poverty by finishing school and becoming a teacher. But now 52 years old and having never […]
Philippines gears up for battle over reproductive health bill
Click Here For Original Post Standing in line under the blazing sun with dozens of other young women at a makeshift prenatal clinic in a Manila slum, 14-year-old Jasmin Balute says […]
Philippines birth control legislation opposed by church
Click Here For Original Post At the Dr Jose Fabella Memorial hospital 300 proud mothers lie three to a bed, cradling their newborns. With up to 100 babies born every 24 hours […]
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