The country must address the determinants underlying unintended pregnancies through efforts to promote SRH literacy and universal access to modern contraception, while effectively addressing gender-based violence. Finally, to improve outcomes for people with unintended pregnancies, it is imperative to reduce out-of-pocket costs of prenatal care and mobilize prenatal care providers towards and within resource-limited areas. Ultimately, it is time for the Philippines to rethink its long-standing cultural condemnation of induced abortion and consider how safe abortion access can not only save lives but also defend women’s health, security, and dignity.
| Asset Type: | Publications |
| Collection: | Other Philippine Publications |
| Subject: | Philippines, Unsafe abortion, Unintended pregnancy, Access to safety, Women’s lives |
| Author: | Juan Raphael M. Perez, Gianica Reena S. Monteagudo, Pia Juneea C. Nebrada, Ma Veronica Pia N. Arevalo, Edelina P. De la Paz, Frances Dominique V. Ho, and Clara Rita A. Padilla |
| Publisher: | United Nations Funds for Population |
| Publication Date: | December 2019 |
