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11th August 2015, 12:05
Philippines rolls out reproductive health law
Teen pregnancies rose by 50 percent in the Philippines over the last decade. Now that predominantly Roman Catholic country has begun implementing a law -- contested for years -- that requires public health facilities to offer free contraceptive services. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports that the fight by religious opponents hasn’t ended.
Read more here (http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/pious-philippines-rolls-reproductive-health-law-amid-opposition/)
Teen pregnancies rose by 50 percent in the Philippines over the last decade. Now that predominantly Roman Catholic country has begun implementing a law -- contested for years -- that requires public health facilities to offer free contraceptive services. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports that the fight by religious opponents hasn’t ended.
Read more here (http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/pious-philippines-rolls-reproductive-health-law-amid-opposition/)