Elisa - Reproductive Rights for Filipino Women

Abortion is illegal in the Philippines, and Manila City sought to make the situation worse when former Mayor Jose Lito Atienza passed a blanket ban on contraception in 2000. This ban effectively prohibits Manila City women — especially poor women — from accessing all forms of modern contraceptives, condoms, and information necessary to protect their reproductive health. As a result, women are unable to prevent pregnancy, even when it would jeopardize their lives, health, or ability to feed their families.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Abortion
• Philippines
• gender violence
• REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
• Amnesty International

[doomghoster]

FUCK ALL THEY SHOULD HAVE WOMEN RIGHTS THUMBS UP IF YU THINK SO!!!!!!!

[SmokeyCough]

You shouldn't have to give condoms and pills to people that just had a child.. This is just silly..

[FiIipinoUnggoy]

abortion is illlegal in the philippines and they wonder why there are so many starving children, child laboerers, child beggars, child sex slaves, children being locked in prison

all in the saying "every child is a blessing" 

[MignonLailie]

People who want to ban contraception and abortion in the United States should watch this.

[Punohuspicks]

We all, in AMerica need to re educate our sisters by showing them videos like these and making them understand what really is happening in the REAL WORLD, when you outlaw abortions and ban contraception use. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS. How can ANY WOMAN condone this? HOW can any woman say this is a CHRISTIAN THING? Stop the theocracy from taking over America!! AND out fellow sisters in the Phillipines, Africa, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Central and South America. It is time to stand up for WOMEN!!

[homiedog0219]

when is enough gonna be enough. I'd rather die on my feet, than live on my knees. fight back damn it.

[StargazerCaroline]

Why are there only four comments on such a horrible, very easily rectifiable (in reality) situation that has escalated to world headline level violence against innocent women in the way of warlords etc,? Drop condoms over the villages! Set up decent family planning health clinics ala the multiculturally-sensitive Norwegian protocol where simple hygiene, mobile nurses and midwives raise the self-esteem of poor women and children. It is hard to be clean when you do not have money for food. Educate

[clout01]

I am so proud of these women how are battling everyday to give women the rights to decide what they do with thier body. I am so proud. Well done, and keep fighting the good fight.

[beltanebabe55]

No church should have the right to take away any persons rights.......even God doesn't do that we have freedom of choice. I am glad I don't follow any man made religion. We get a lot of news about Womens rights being abused or non existent in some Muslim countries, people need to know that other countries and religions are just as bad. The Catholic church should hang it's head in shame. Films like this should be shown in every school. The only way to change our world is to educate our young.

[Umisspelledit]

I hope you *Pro child woman and child abuse* activists in America will consider this and stop your political nonsense of fighting RvW.

Too hell with the church