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,...
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...
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:...
August 9, 2017 - “We hope that the Philippines will review its archaic colonial Spanish law that penalizes abortion without even any explicit grounds. To save women's lives from complications from unsafe abortion, the Philippines must allow safe and legal abortion on broad grounds or at...
Quezon City, July 24, 2017 - During President Duterte’s SONA speech, he mentioned as an aside that he is personally against abortion. “In Philippine jurisprudence it is recognized that therapeutic abortion is allowed to save the life of the woman. This has been held in the 1961...
We aim to expose the photographers to the realities that women face and encourage them to capture images that reflect Filipino women’s experiences relating to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (or the lack thereof). We're calling on photographers to join us on this Photowalk on...
Manila, May 28, 2017 - “Our Health, Our Rights, Our Lives!” The advocates of Philippine Safe Abortion Advocacy Network (PINSAN) echo this call, one made by the many women’s rights advocates all over the world who are part of the May 28 International Day of...
On its 27th Session in Geneva yesterday, the United Nation’s Human Rights Council (UN HRC) Universal Periodic Review (UPR) raised questions on the Philippines’ compliance with its commitments on reproductive health and rights, including access to abortion. The Netherlands recommended that the Philippine government should take...