{"id":13597,"date":"2014-01-15T19:04:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-16T03:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13597"},"modified":"2023-01-24T15:14:29","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T23:14:29","slug":"reproductive-justice-begins-with-contraceptive-access-in-the-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13597","title":{"rendered":"Reproductive Justice Begins with Contraceptive Access in the Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elisabeth S Smith<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"154\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pacificrimlawpolj-1.jpg\" alt=\"Pacific Rim Law &amp; Policy Journal\" class=\"wp-image-15231\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pacific Rim Law &#038; Policy Journal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><br>Reproductive justice will exist in the Philippines when the lowest-income Filipino women have access to contraception. As long as women express a desire to use modern contraception but cannot access it, the Philippine government has not met its obligations. As the right to health is self-executing, Filipinos do not depend on the interest or goodwill of their government, but rather have enforceable claims to health care, including contraception. The government of Philippines should adhere to the Constitution, national laws, and ratified international agreements and fulfill the RH Act\u2019s objectives to advance reproductive justice for all Filipinos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith ES. <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.law.uw.edu\/wilj\/vol23\/iss1\/8\/\">Reproductive Justice Begins with Contraceptive Access in the Philippines<\/a>. Pacific Rim Law Pol J. 2014;23(1):203-249. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elisabeth S Smith AbstractReproductive justice will exist in the Philippines when the lowest-income Filipino women have access to contraception. As long as women express a desire to use modern contraception but cannot access it, the Philippine government has not met its obligations. 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