 A participant from Region 10 also expressed disagreement on the practice of certain European countries sterilizing women with disabilities to prevent them from being pregnant, saying that this is a violation to the right to selfdetermination and the right to life. VAW victims-survivors The issues faced by women victims-survivors of violence are all enumerated in part I. Prostituted Women Five of the 15 regional FGDs (33.33%) covered discrimination experienced by prostituted women. The five regions discussed the vulnerability of women engaged in sex work and connect their situations to trafficking and to development aggression.  Some of these women are victims of human trafficking. Women who are mired in poverty and come from remote areas are targeted for recruitment supposedly for work in the cities only to be trafficked or forced into prostitution. Because of lack of other options, they stay in prostitution and suffer all kinds of abuse and discrimination. (Region 10)  In Region 12 / CARAGA, mining is a crucial factor leading women into prostitution.  They are vulnerable to physical and other kinds of abuses. (CAR)  They have limited access to health and social services, including free medicines, STD/HIV testing, general check-ups.  When they complain about abuse and assault by their clients, police do not entertain them (Region 10)  They have high risk of acquiring sexually transmitted diseases and infections, HIV, and AIDS due to the nature of their work. (CAR)  They are vulnerable to exploitation - they are underpaid or not paid at all, only their handlers benefit from them. (CAR)  Women who wish to get out of prostitution lack employment opportunities or face employment discrimination (Region 10) 63