Philippines axes contraceptive budget

[Terpe]

The legislature in the mainly Catholic Philippines has axed the government’s budget for contraceptives, despite a law mandating that the state should provide them to the poor.

The health secretary, Janette Garin, confirmed on Wednesday that the department’s 2016 budget for contraceptives had been scrapped when it passed through congress.

“This will have a huge effect since a lot of mothers depend on what the department of health provides,” Garin said.

She said the department would seek private donors to provide funds for contraceptives........

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[grahamw48]

Perhaps the Catholic church would care to compensate the Filipino population for contributing to their burgeoning population and the inevitable hardship and poverty that causes, as a result of its 14th century attitude to 21st century issues.

[Ako Si Jamie]

Tough pill to swallow!