Unintended Pregnancy and Induced Abortion in the Philippines
Unintended Pregnancy And Induced Abortion In the Philippines CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES Unintended Pregnancy And Induced Abortion In the Philippines: Causes and Consequences Susheela Singh Fatima Juarez Josefina Cabigon Haley Ball Rubina Hussain Jennifer Nadeau Acknowledgments Unintended Pregnancy and Induced Abortion in the Philippines; Alfredo Tadiar (retired), College of Law and Philippines: Causes and Consequences was written by College of Medicine, University of the Philippines; and Susheela Singh, Haley Ball, Rubina Hussain and Jennifer Cecille Tomas, College of Medicine, University of the Nadeau, all of the Guttmacher Institute; Fatima Juarez, Philippines. Centre for Demographic, Urban and Environmental The contributions of a stakeholders’ forum were essential Studies, El Colegio de México, and independent consult- to determining the scope and direction of the report. The ant; and Josefina Cabigon, University of the Philippines following participants offered their input and advice: Population Institute. The report was edited by Susan Merlita Awit, Women’s Health Care Foundation; Hope London, independent consultant. Kathleen Randall, of the Basiao-Abella, WomenLead Foundation; Ellen Bautista, Guttmacher Institute, supervised production of the report. EngenderHealth; Kalayaan Pulido Constantino, PLCPD; The authors thank the following current and former Jonathan A. Flavier, Cooperative Movement for Guttmacher Institute staff members for providing assis- Encouraging NSV (CMEN); Gladys Malayang, Health and tance at various stages of the report’s preparation: Development Institute; Alexandrina Marcelo, Reproductive Akinrinola Bankole, Erin Carbone, Melanie Croce-Galis, Rights Resource Group (3RG); Junice Melgar, Linangan ng Patricia Donovan, Dore Hollander, Sandhya Ramashwar Kababaihan (Likhaan); Sharon Anne B. Pangilinan, and Jennifer Swedish. The authors also acknowledge the Institute for Social Science and Action; Glenn Paraso, contributions of the following colleagues at the University Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement; Corazon M.
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