Women’s Rights Advocates Urge Electoral Candidates to Support the Decriminalization of Abortion Following the recent Mexican Supreme Court ruling declaring that penalizing abortion is unconstitutional, feminists and local advocates in the Philippines demand stronger protections and guarantees of women’s rights by calling for the full decriminalization...
Human Rights Advocates Call on Congress to Junk Anti-Choice House Bill No. 8354 and to Support Decriminalization of Abortion In the last SONA speech of President Rodrigo Duterte, yesterday, 26 July 2021, the President did not mention any concerns pertaining to gender issues and the welfare...
We, as a community and civil society organizations working on women’s rights and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for all, urge legislators to junk House Bill No. 8354, An Act amending the Penal Code, Article 259 on Abortion, introduced by Rep. Luis Raymund...
On May 28, International Day of Action for Women’s Health, Atty. Clara Rita Padilla of EnGendeRights, a member organization of the Philippine Safe Abortion Network (PINSAN) posted a photo of herself on Facebook holding a copy of the proposed bill to decriminalize abortion in the...
We, at the Philippine Safe Abortion Advocacy Network (PINSAN), mourn the passing of Mercedes Lactao Fabros, the Campaign and Advocacy Coordinator of Womanhealth Philippines. Womanhealth is a member of PINSAN. Merce was a strong leader in sexual and reproductive health and rights advocacy in the Philippines....
Telling Truer Stories is an initiative to shape a healthier perception of stories of abortion through showcasing various truths about abortion in the Philippines in different art forms. In the Philippines, more than 600,000 abortions happen every year. Every day, around 3 women die due to...
Join us for the exhibit and awarding of the Telling Truer Stories II anthology! See you on November 23, 3-6pm at Coffee Rush Katipunan (10 Rajah Matanda, Project 4, Quezon City). Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Coffee+Rush/@14.6177758,121.0685564,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x3397b751f927a6cf:0xb599957b799cc0a6!8m2!3d14.6177706!4d121.0707451 Please RSVP at pinsan.network@gmail.com...
Last year, we invited artists and storytellers to join the first art anthology and contest calling for safe and legal abortion in the Philippines. Titled, “Telling Truer Stories,” the anthology will collect visual art, video, and creative nonfiction for the purpose of destigmatizing, demystifying, and...
In the Philippines, more than 600,000 abortions happen every year. Every day, around 3 women die due to abortion complications. Yet little do we hear about this from the news or even from the people around us. Abortion is talked about in hushed voices, if...
Note: We've extended the deadline of contributions and entries to Sept. 28, 2018! We're inviting artists and storytellers to join the first art anthology and contest calling for safe and legal abortion in the Philippines. Titled, "Telling Truer Stories," the anthology will collect visual art, video,...