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Abortion in Abortion in the the
Philippines: Philippines: Reasons and Reasons and ResponsibilitResponsibilit
iesies
Aileen Grace DelimaAileen Grace Delima
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“The State
recognizes the sanctity of family life
shall protect and strengthen the family as a basic autonomous social institution.
It shall equally protect the life of the mother and the life of the unborn from conception..”
-Article II, Section 12Article II, Section 12 of Philippine of Philippine Constitution-Constitution-
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Legal Basis of AbortionLegal Basis of Abortion
Revised Penal Revised Penal Code of the Code of the Philippines Philippines (1930)(1930) Articles 256, Articles 256,
258, 259 258, 259 House Bill 6343 House Bill 6343 United Nations United Nations
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Unintended Unintended pregnancy is the pregnancy is the root cause of root cause of abortion. abortion.
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Prevalence of AbortionPrevalence of Abortion
Figure 1. Nearly half of pregnancies each year end in an induced abortion or an unplanned birth.
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Figure 3. Between 1994 and 2000, abortion rates did not change much nationally, but they increased in Metro Manila and Visayas.
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The majority of women The majority of women having abortions are:having abortions are:
Nine in 10 have ever been married or in a consensual union.
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The majority of women The majority of women having abortions are:having abortions are:
More than half have at least three children.
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The majority of women The majority of women having abortions are:having abortions are:
Roughly two-thirds are poor.
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The majority of women The majority of women having abortions are:having abortions are:
Nearly 90% are Catholic.
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The majority of women The majority of women having abortions are:having abortions are:
Seven in 10 have at least some high school education.
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ReasonsReasons Economic cost Economic cost Family planningFamily planning HealthHealth Rape incestRape incest AgeAge Society’s Society’s
moralismmoralism
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Fig.3. Both poor and nonpoor women seeking abortion are concerned with the high cost of raising children.
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ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities
All stakeholders:All stakeholders: this means taking this means taking
the necessary the necessary steps to address steps to address this problem. this problem.
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Addressing the ProblemAddressing the Problem
Young people, as well as adults, Young people, as well as adults, need: need: complete and accurate informationcomplete and accurate information
on reproductive health and on reproductive health and contraception, contraception,
the risks of unsafe abortion, the risks of unsafe abortion, health and societal benefits of family health and societal benefits of family planningplanning
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Addressing the ProblemAddressing the Problem
Policymakers must:Policymakers must: clarify the legal and medical clarify the legal and medical
grounds grounds on which abortion may be allowed on which abortion may be allowed
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Addressing the ProblemAddressing the Problem
Increased use of effective Increased use of effective contraceptives contraceptives help achieve desired family help achieve desired family
sizesizerequire knowledge, access and require knowledge, access and
government funding government funding
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Addressing the ProblemAddressing the Problem
Increased resources should be Increased resources should be directeddirected at improving the quality of at improving the quality of
postabortion carepostabortion careby expanding services such as:by expanding services such as:PMAC (Prevention and PMAC (Prevention and
Management of Abortion and its Management of Abortion and its Complications) programComplications) program
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Addressing the ProblemAddressing the Problem
To receive the care To receive the care that women need:that women need: medical professionals medical professionals
should be trainedshould be trained carry out the full carry out the full
range of reproductive range of reproductive health serviceshealth services
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In Davao CityIn Davao City
absence of comprehensive local absence of comprehensive local health ordinancehealth ordinance
increase unwanted pregnancies increase unwanted pregnancies and alcoholism and alcoholism
abortion and early marriages abortion and early marriages among youthamong youth
aborted fetuses dumped in trash aborted fetuses dumped in trash binsbins
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Plans…Plans… Provisions to provide women with Provisions to provide women with
pre- and post-natal care pre- and post-natal care Provide reproductive health and Provide reproductive health and
rights educationrights education Reproductive Health Care Act:Reproductive Health Care Act:
establishment of a Reproductive Health establishment of a Reproductive Health ClinicClinic
reproductive health education program reproductive health education program for women and men for women and men
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