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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
Contraception (or "birth control") can be purchased in the Philippines without a prescription. However, there have been many challenges, especially from the powerful Filipino Catholic Church. It is estimated that over 80% of the Filipino population is Catholic, and the Catholic Church is opposed to birth control. In 2014, the Filipino Supreme Court upheld a law, which requires sex education in schools and the free distribution of condoms and birth control pills by health centers. In January 2016, the Filipino legislature cut the government's budget for contraceptives, thereby making contraceptives more difficult for poor Filipino families to afford.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/06/philippines-axes-contraceptive-budget-birth-control Philippines axes contraceptive budget]</ref> | Contraception (or "birth control") can be purchased in the Philippines without a prescription. However, there have been many challenges, especially from the powerful Filipino Catholic Church. It is estimated that over 80% of the Filipino population is Catholic, and the Catholic Church is opposed to birth control. In 2014, the Filipino Supreme Court upheld a law, which requires sex education in schools and the free distribution of condoms and birth control pills by health centers, despite many petitions from the Church. In January 2016, the Filipino legislature cut the government's budget for contraceptives, thereby making contraceptives more difficult for poor Filipino families to afford.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/06/philippines-axes-contraceptive-budget-birth-control Philippines axes contraceptive budget]</ref> Most recently, President Duterte has vowed to bring back family planning programs to the Philippines, insisting that Filipino families are too large and that the Catholic Church has kept the populace "in total ignorance" about birth control.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/06/27/philippines-tough-guy-leader-defies-catholic-church-on-birth-control/ Philippines tough-guy leader defies Catholic Church on birth control]</ref> | ||
The Philippines has one of the highest birth rates and maternal mortality rates in Asia. | The Philippines has one of the highest birth rates and maternal mortality rates in Asia. | ||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||