EAN: 9789811053900

REPRODUCTIVE DILEMMAS IN METRO MANILA - CHRISTI...

This text addresses the Philippines' historical and contemporary reproductive politics 
offering a timely insight into the rich reproductive lives of Filipinos. It critically explores
stories of sexuality  religiosity  and reproductive livelihoods during the immediate aftermath
of the passing of the 'Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act' of 2012 after more
than fifteen years of opposition by the Philippine Catholic Church. Commonly called the RH Law
it aims to provide public access to reproductive and family planning services for Filipino
women and men  especially those from poorer communities who often experience unwanted
pregnancies  complications from illegal abortions  and exacerbated economic hardship. This book
explores the intimate and urban after-effects of globalization  and how they shape the
reproductive dilemmas of Filipinos in Metropolitan Metro Manila. It constructs a balanced
portrait of the country's reproductive politics within Metro Manila'srapidly changing terrains
showing how reproductive dilemmas are produced within a context that is at once fraught by
conservative religious discourse and also rapidly globalizing  and where aspects of intimate
lives have become both transnational and fragmented.

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