Over 90 million women live in countries where abortions are prohibited. There are 55 million women in the Philippines where access to induced abortion is restricted and stigmatized as a crime. While many countries have eased restrictions on abortion, decriminalized it altogether, or made it...
The Philippine Safe Abortion Advocacy Network (PINSAN) is calling upon President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to uphold his promises and address salient issues by providing clear, decisive platforms, and not just mere pleasantries. As the highest ranked public servant in the country, it is the president’s...
PRESS RELEASE July 04, 2022 PINSAN condemns Roe v. Wade overturn; demands Philippine government to protect abortion rights, women’s healthcare rights. In an online solidarity action conducted last 4th July, 2022, Philippine Safe Abortion Advocacy Network (PINSAN) expressed its utmost condemnation of the United States Supreme Court ruling...
A day after the Presidential inauguration, the Philippine Safe Abortion Advocacy Network (PINSAN) is urging the new administration to respect, protect, and fulfill human rights as well as uphold its duties to realize women’s rights and gender equality. Integral to the fulfilment of women’s rights...
Philippine Safe Abortion Advocacy Network (PINSAN) joins the global condemnation of the recent United States Supreme Court ruling denying women’s access to safe abortions. In its decision on the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case, the United States Supreme Court ruled that there is no...
Statement of PINSAN for the May 28 International Day of Action for Women's Health The Philippines is a country in transition. The pandemic saw life come to a virtual standstill, and as people find their way back to normalcy, the government anticipates the coming of its...
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...
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...
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...