Atty. Clara Rita Padilla, PINSAN Spokesperson, shares the reasons why we need to decriminalize abortion in the Philippines. Read the full article via this link.
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1) To save women’s lives and prevent disability from unsafe abortion complications
2) To reduce maternal deaths related to unintended/unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions during humanitarian crises
3) To repeal a discriminatory law against women and eliminate harmful stigma against women
4) To provide incest and rape survivors and sexually exploited women the opportunity to discontinue unwanted pregnancies
5) To address the social impact of adolescent pregnancies
6) To uphold women’s fundamental human rights and confirm that women’s rights prevail over prenatal protection
7) To continue the historical fight to uphold women’s rights to equality and non-discrimination and respond to the outstanding clamor to pass the bill into law
It’s time to decriminalize abortion
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