Manila, May 8, 2017 – As the Philippine government presents before the United Nation Human Rights Council’s (UN HRC) during its third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in Geneva, Switzerland, questions will be raised by UN member states and observers on the government’s compliance with its...
Hosts: Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN and WGNRR. While substantial progress was made towards MDG 5 (reducing maternal mortality and ensuring universal access to reproductive health), limited access to safe and legal abortion services...
We are the Philippine Safe Abortion Advocacy Network (PINSAN). We stand in solidarity with our allies in the US and around the world who are participating in the Women's March on Washington. We, too, believe in reproductive freedom and echo their call to oppose "any...
The Sept. 28 Global Day of Action for Safe and Legal Abortion aims to end abortion stigma and gender stereotypes that perpetuate the suffering of women from all kinds of backgrounds. This diversity is highlighted by this year’s theme, “Step Into Our Shoes.” “People like...