Former President Fidel Ramos and other several responsible parenthood advocates on Saturday urged President to intervene in the implementation of the Reproductive Health (RH) Law.
"It is high time to act now. We ask for your intervention to mandate for the full implementation of the RH before time runs out," Ramos and 23 other responsible parenthood advocates said in an open letter to Duterte.
Ramos and the group The Forum for Family Planning and Development Inc. reminded Duterte that he promised the full implementation of the RH Law in his first State of the Nation Address.
"Full implementation of the law will not only safeguard the health and save the lives of thousands of women and children but also reduce poverty and ensure that poor families are able to live a dignified life," the group told Duterte.
Months after former President Benigno Aquino III signed the measure into law, the Supreme Court declared some of its provisions as unconstitutional.
Two temporary restraining orders (TRO) on the implementation of the RH Law has been issued by the high court.
The group told Duterte that the RH Law should be immediately implemented, citing that at least 15 Filipino mother die every day due to pregnancy and childbirth.
"Such act is a blatant disservice to the poor, the very people you vowed to look after and protect. The government must provide free family planning services to those who want it," the RH advocates said in the letter.
"It is high time to act now. We ask for your intervention to mandate for the full implementation of the RH before time runs out," Ramos and 23 other responsible parenthood advocates said in an open letter to Duterte.
Ramos and the group The Forum for Family Planning and Development Inc. reminded Duterte that he promised the full implementation of the RH Law in his first State of the Nation Address.
"Full implementation of the law will not only safeguard the health and save the lives of thousands of women and children but also reduce poverty and ensure that poor families are able to live a dignified life," the group told Duterte.
Months after former President Benigno Aquino III signed the measure into law, the Supreme Court declared some of its provisions as unconstitutional.
Two temporary restraining orders (TRO) on the implementation of the RH Law has been issued by the high court.
The group told Duterte that the RH Law should be immediately implemented, citing that at least 15 Filipino mother die every day due to pregnancy and childbirth.
"Such act is a blatant disservice to the poor, the very people you vowed to look after and protect. The government must provide free family planning services to those who want it," the RH advocates said in the letter.
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