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A Filipino Feminist Perspective On The Rh Bill Debates, Jeane C. Peracullo

SDRC Publications

This article argues for the primacy of autonomy and self-determination in framing a perspective on the RH debate, as gleaned through the experience of Filipinas who must decide on: a) whether to limit the number of children they have, b) how to space the births, c) whether to terminate a pregnancy, or d) whether to use contraception.  A Filipino feminist perspective on the RH debates claims that the mother is a person, a subject entitled to her own autonomy and self-determination. The paper posits that reproductive rights need to be situated in a framework that recognizes the complexity of women's …