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.
17 October 2023 (PRESS RELEASE) Geneva – Today, the European Parliament held a plenary debate on the situation of refugee women from Ukraine, including their access to sexual and reproductive health and rights. The debate addressed the serious barriers refugee women from Ukraine continue to face in some member states when they need sexual and […]
En un nuevo reconocimiento de los derechos reproductivos – y en particular el derecho al aborto – como derechos humanos, las y los miembros del Parlamento Europeo tres aliadas del Centro de Derechos Reproductivos que trabajan para promover el aborto seguro y legal, han sido nombradas finalistas al Premio Sájarov a la Libertad de Conciencia […]
20.06.23 (PRESS RELEASE) Geneva – Many refugee women and girls who have sought sanctuary and safety in Europe are still being denied access to sexual and reproductive healthcare and gender-based violence support services, according to the Center for Reproductive Rights. The consequences of such barriers are far-reaching, posing significant risks to the health and well-being […]
The Center condemns the conviction of Justyna Wydrzyńska for helping a woman access abortion medication.
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.
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 […]
For the first time, adolescents in the country are recognized as rights holders who have sexual autonomy.
The Philippine Commission on Human Rights awards the Center as a valuable partner.