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

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, would see the bill finally become a law....