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Nationalization of ‘Right to Care’ card pushed

Senatorial bet Atty. Angelo de Alban
Senatorial bet Atty. Angelo de Alban (Screenshot from Facebook Live)
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If elected, lawyer and educator Angelo de Alban said he will work to nationalize the “Right to Care” card, a document that allows same-sex couples in Quezon City to make medical decisions for their partners.

During the Harapan sa Diliman: A Senatorial Forum on the Equality Agenda, De Alban said the government should fund mental health assessments for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) community, as well as persons with disability (PWDs).

“We need to provide free therapy to those in need and a developmental assessment to LGBT children because we won’t know if they have problems or needs unless they undergo an assessment,” De Alban said.

“The government should prioritize the LGBTQ+ and PWDs. Expand and institutionalize what is being done in Quezon City — the ‘Right to Care’ card, which authorizes queer individuals to make medical decisions for their partners,” he said.

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