Advocating for Abortion Reform in the Philippines
New brief outlines the impact of the country’s restrictive laws and recommends legalization and decriminalization.
New brief outlines the impact of the country’s restrictive laws and recommends legalization and decriminalization.
This brief outlines the impact of the Philippines’ abortion laws and advocates for the decriminalization of abortion in the country.
100+ participants learn about surrogacy laws, case studies and key cases in several Asian countries to help improve legal standards in the region.
For the first time, the Philippine Human Rights Commission recommends that abortion be decriminalized.
Actions follow years of advocacy by the Center and its national partners.
En 2002, Francisca decidió tener su primer hijo, pero en la primera etapa de su embarazo la diagnosticaron VIH. Ella tomó las medidas para reducir el contagio vertical al feto y dio a luz mediante una cesárea, pero fue en ese momento que el personal médico decidió practicarle una esterilización no consentida. En un acto […]
The Asia Unit of the Center for Reproductive Rights together with Philippine-based partners submitted supplemental information for the adoption of the list of issues (LOI) for the Republic of the Philippines by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. This submission presents updates and information on key issues affecting adolescents’ reproductive rights in […]
Capacity building workshop strengthens youth’s knowledge and skills to engage with the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child.
Report to the UPR Working Group by the Center and its partners cites barriers and recommends improvements in access to contraception, maternal health, abortion, and adolescent sex education.
On May 26, President Gabriel Boric of Chile delivered a public apology to Francisca, a woman with HIV who was sterilized without her consent after giving birth in 2002. The apology is part of a settlement in a case brought by the Center for Reproductive rights and Vivo Positivo, a Chilean-based HIV/AIDS service organization, which […]