Remulla: No to decriminalizing abortion
The Philippines, he said, is set to submit within the year its position for each recommendation. ‘We have until December to submit.’
The Philippines holds out among a decreasing number of countries that still considers abortion a crime. One in three newborns in the Philippines is unwanted or unplanned, a government study revealed. The population officially reached 100 million on 27 July 2014 with the birth of the baby above. | TED ALJIBE/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
