Tuesday, January 12, 2016

#PHILIPPINES: Catholic Church Wins Battle Against Contraception As Funding Cut From National Budget

[world politics news]


The legislature in the majority Catholic Philippines has eliminated the government's budget for contraceptives, despite a 2013 law mandating it to provide them to the poor. The government and the Catholic church have waged a bruising struggle over the issue for years. The church has long opposed efforts to make birth-control more available.

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