the its effect of de facto denial of women’s right to access the whole range
of reproductive health services and information;
24. For LGUs with existing MCHN ordinances penalizing home births to
amend the same by removing penalties and fines, and instead provide
incentives for facility based deliveries and for LGUs contemplating the
enactment of a MNCHN ordinance to avoid criminalization, and instead
provide incentives for facility based compliance;
25. For LGUs to exercise political will in the implementation of RH,
specifically by complying with DILG memorandum circular 2015-145
reiterating the roles of LGUs in the implementation of RPRH law;
intensified information dissemination on RH, with balanced and accurate
information on both natural and modern FPO methods; providing
standardized allowances for Barangay Health Workers; filling up
plantilla positions for public health workers in the LGUs and prioritizing
regularization of contract health service providers/workers;
establishing community based monitoring of the RPRH law and
cooperating fully with the RITs in the monitoring of RPRH in their
jurisdictions; establishing health centers in far flung areas to ensure
access to health services;
For the Supreme Court and Lower Courts
26. To consider conducting a study and/or review of the “Imbong vs. Ochoa”
and the TRO on Implanon vis-à-vis the State’s Commitment under
CEDAW, particularly women’s access to reproductive health.
27. To ensure that the justice system is gender sensitive and responsive to
the intersecting vulnerabilities of women from marginalized sector and
in specific vulnerable situations through continuous training of judges
and personnel in all levels of the judiciary and to ensure accessibility of
Courts for women with disability including the provision of sign language
interpreters, local language translators, and the adoption of protocols in
cases of persons with diverse SOGIE;
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