Keywords: Reproductive Health Bill
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AUSTRALIA
- Fatima Measham
- 20 November 2012
23 Comments
Last week the UN declared access to contraception a universal human right. The Philippines Church's opposition to reproductive health legislation is hollow because it is doesn't address identified social problems. Many conscientious Catholics are arriving at the conclusion that they can support the bill without having to renounce their faith.
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AUSTRALIA
- Fatima Measham
- 18 May 2011
30 Comments
While Catholic bishops in the Philippines have opposed modern forms of birth control, the public paralysis this has engendered over sexual health care has led to high rates of abortion. The Philippine Catholic Church can thus be seen to be at odds with its ministry for the poor.
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