3)
Proscription of abortion and management of abortion complications;
5)
Prevention, treatment and management of reproductive tract infections (RTIs),
4)
Adolescent and youth reproductive health guidance and counseling;
HIV and AIDS and other sexually transmittable infections (STIs);
6)
Elimination of violence against women and children and other forms of sexual and
7)
Education and counseling on sexuality and reproductive health;
gender-based violence;
8)
Treatment of breast and reproductive tract cancers and other gynecological
9)
Male responsibility and involvement and men’s reproductive health;
11)
Reproductive health education for the adolescents; and
conditions and disorders;
10)
12)
Prevention, treatment and management of infertility and sexual dysfunction;
Mental health aspect of reproductive health care.
The law highlights the need to ensure effective partnership among national
government, local government units (LGUs) and the private sector in the design,
implementation, coordination, integration, monitoring and evaluation of programs that
enhance the reproductive health of the people. It also stresses the obligations of the DOH
and the LGUs to give effect to its provisions.
III. NATIONAL INQUIRY FINDINGS
In broad strokes, the National Inquiry has documented the uneven
implementation and support for the RH law, primarily due to decentralization and the
autonomy of local governments units which has largely fragmented the delivery of health
services.
The National Inquiry on Reproductive Health show that the RPRH is not being
implemented uniformly, and that there are national and local policies and practices that
negatively impact women, especially the most marginalized. The National Inquiry
documented policies passed by local government units which show disregard for and
disrespect of women’s choice of family planning methods and commodities despite
availability of resources. In some local government units, existing policies deny allocation
of resources for artificial family planning methods and/or provide punitive penalties for
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