Manila, Philippines -- The Philippine Court of Appeals recently rejected claims made by a radical pro-abortion group based in New York. The court dismissed an effort seeking to overturn an executive order promoting natural family planning.
The petition was filed earlier this year by a group of Manila residents who relied heavily on legal advice and material from the international pro-abortion litigation group, the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR).
Executive Order No. 003 was instituted in February 2000 by then-mayor of Manila, Jose Atienza. The executive order “upholds natural family planning not just as a method but as a way of self-awareness in promoting the culture of life while discouraging the use of artificial methods of contraception.”
CRR admits that the executive order technically applies only to city health centers and hospitals and does not explicitly ban “artificial” contraception.
HERE and in the United States, the debate on the so-called “reproductive right” and “right to choose” regarding pregnancy rages once more—whether such rights are absolute over and above the right to life, children’s protection, and the marital or parental right to secure the partner’s or guardian’s consent on reproductive decisions.
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