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Philippine high court suspends reproductive health law
March 19, 2013
The Philippine Supreme Court has suspended the implementation of the nation’s controversial reproductive health law for four months.
The high court stated it has done so in order “to fully assess the merits and demerits of the pending petitions challenging the constitutionality of the RH [reproductive health] law.”
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Further information:
- RH law stopped for 4 months (Cebu City Sun Star)
- Filipino bishops vow to continue fight after Reproductive Health bill passes (CWN, 12/19/12)
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