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Gabriela seeks the removal of population control provisions in the RH Bill. (Photo from Bulatlat.)

Philippines: To propel RH Bill, Gabriela seeks removal of population control provisions

By Tue, May 31, 2011 5:03PM UTC View Comments Gabriela seeks the removal of population control provisions in the RH Bill. (Photo from Bulatlat.)

The debate over the Reproductive Health Bill has been stalled for so long with the ultra-conservative Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) and the anti-Catholic flank of pro-RH Bill failing to agree on many points. Enter Gabriela, the Philippines’ leading and largest women’s alliance, suggesting a third way that, if adopted by all parties,...

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