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Filipinas seek abortions online in largely Catholic nation
Thousands of Filipinas use unlicensed online sellers for abortion pills due to strict laws and Church opposition, with over 250 daily hospitalizations from unsafe procedures, advocates say.
- Philippines authorities are investigating online abortifacient sales as women turn to social media, amid the country's abortion ban and a lawmaker's call for inquiry.
- A 2012 reproductive health law aimed to expand sex education and free contraceptives but was weakened by Catholic and conservative opposition, shaping abortion policy.
- A patient known as Jane recounted severe pain after a purported seller inserted a pill into her cervix without anaesthesia, causing heavy bleeding and prolonged symptoms for up to three months.
- Advocates warn that Philippine law allows prison terms up to six years for abortion patients and providers, leading health workers and providers to fear arrest and push care underground despite legal post-abortion care.
- Church officials say the CBCP provides support to mothers and children but that efforts are very fragmented, while some medical commentators note rare cases like ectopic pregnancies where interventions may be morally permissible.
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Filipinas seek abortions online
JANE had been bleeding heavily for days before finally seeking help, not from a hospital but from the man who sold her the pills meant to end her six-week pregnancy.Abortions are strictly outlawed in the mainly Catholic Philippines, forcing women to turn to a patchwork of providers operating in the online shadows.While rare in practice, Philippine law allows for prison terms of up to six years for abortion patients and providers, leaving thousan…
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