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Abortion in the Philippines is constitutionally prohibited. [1] The constitutional provision that "[The State] shall equally protect the life of the mother and the life of the unborn from conception" was crafted by the Constitutional Commission which drafted the charter with the intention of providing for constitutional protection of the abortion ban, although the enactment of a more ...
The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012, also known as the Reproductive Health Law or RH Law, and officially designated as Republic Act No. 10354, is a Philippine law that provides universal access to methods of contraception, fertility control, sexual education, and maternal care.
Despite the law on abortion currently standing unaltered, debate over change is ongoing. [37] At present, a woman who has been raped cannot undergo abortion due to Article II. However, in cases where the life of the mother is threatened by the pregnancy, a doctor may let the spouse to choose between the life of the unborn child or the mother.
Women must have access to abortion when their life, health and future depends on it, especially when the government refuses to help families in need.
According to global surveys in 2023 and 2024, the right to access legal abortion is widely supported. There is particularly strong widespread support for legal abortion in Europe. [173] More than one in two (56%) across 29 countries believe abortion should be legal, including more than one in four (27%) who feel it should be legal in all cases.
Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights. Voters in Kansas kept abortion legal. And many other states have taken similar steps. States that are ruby red, purple ...
Abortion ballot initiatives in certain US states are important this November, but it’s critical to remember the extent to which abortion is on the ballot in every state, writes Mary Ziegler.
[2] [3] The concept of fetal rights has evolved to include the issues of maternal substance use disorders, including alcohol use disorder and opioid use disorder. [4] Most international human rights charters "clearly reject claims that human rights should attach from conception or any time before birth."