Tuesday, 7 November 2017 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Quest Hotel, Archbishop Reyes Ave, Cebu City You're invited to attend our event in Cebu! The Philippine Safe Abortion Advocacy Network (PINSAN) and Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR) invite you to join us for an afternoon conversation with...
We have come so far, in terms of civility, from where we were about a thousand years ago. Unfortunately, there are some negative aspects of society that remain until today. One of them is misogyny. Misogyny kills thousands of women every day. Some die from honor killings....
Whether or not one is "pro-life" or "pro-choice," can we all agree that pregnancy changes a person's life? It does, doesn't it? Cari Neirenberg, in her article "Body Changes During Pregnancy," interviews Kim Trout, a certified nurse midwife and an assistant professor of women's health...
Most people have never had and will never have to undergo an abortion. Needless to say, most people will never experience the psychological, emotional, and physical difficulties that compel such a decision. This is probably the main reason why some people can't imagine why anyone...
The Philippines made the headline of an international news outlet because of outdated policies on abortion. The article, "How bitter herbs and botched abortions kill three women a day in the Philippines" by Claudine Spera, was recently published by The Guardian. The article was about the...
We have Ana Maria "Princess" Nemenzo, National Coordinator of WomanHealth Philippines, as our guest. We discuss the past, present, and future of RH and abortion advocacy in the Philippines....
Geneva – The Philippines should allow abortion in certain cases, said a spokesperson of the Philippine Safe Abortion Advocacy Network (Pinsan) at the UN. Ana Maria “Princess” Nemenzo, who also spoke on behalf of the Center for Reproductive Rights, Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights...
Thursday, 28 September 2017 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm UP Diliman, Quezon City The Philippine Safe Abortion Advocacy Network (PINSAN) and Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR) will hold an afternoon of conversation with women and human rights groups, health providers, educators, and youth entitled Defying Odds:...
"Is abortion a good thing? Is it something you would wish upon your own daughter?" These are common questions regarding the morality of abortion. A common challenge advocates face from anti-choice or "pro-life" advocates is the challenge of wishing abortion upon one's own daughter. So, if...
"It is for God to decide who lives and who dies." This is a common argument religious people make against the termination of a pregnancy. If, for example, the doctor intervenes and terminates an unhealthy pregnancy, some people believe that doctors are attempting to "stop...