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Rise in births, abortion in Philippines feared with phase-out of US birth control program The Associated Press Published: August 14, 2007

Two out of five women who want to use contraceptives don't have access to them, Dona told a forum on family planning.

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A U.N. study showed the country needs about US$2 million (euro1.47 Text Size million) for contraceptives yearly from MANILA, Philippines: The Philippine government is unprepared for the phase-out of a contraceptive 2007 to 2010 to donation program by the United States, which could mean high population growth, maternal deaths, provide them and abortion, family planning advocates said Tuesday. free or at subsized prices The U.S. Agency for International Development began phasing out its 30-year program to donate to the poor. condoms, birth control pills and injectibles in 2003 and will complete it next year. Alberto Romualdez, a former health secretary, The Philippine Congress has allocated 180 million pesos (US$3.9 million; euro2.86 million) for family doubts the planning this year, but guidelines for the funds' release to local governments have not yet been budget for approved, private groups said. family planning would be Benjamin de Leon, head of The Forum for Family Planning and Develpment, Inc., said the money available was needed to bring down infant and maternal mortality. anytime soon, and fears a rise in population. Today in Asia - Pacific The government of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo promotes natural family planning in line with the stand of the dominant Catholic Church, officials said.

"The problem is that the Indian politicians face repercussions conservative elements of the Stranded planes begin to leave Thai airport, but protesters remain church heirarchy seem to have the About 473,000 abortions, or a third of 1.4 million unplanned pregnancies, occur in the country yearly, upper hand in said Rena Dona, a U.N. Population Fund official. getting access Hard questions emerge as India mourns

to the president's ear, that is why her policies reflect the extreme conservatism of those who oppose any kind of family planning," he added. The government estimates the Philippine population has topped 88 million. Infant mortality rate was at 29 per 1000 live births as of 2003, it added. The Asian Development Bank put the Philippines' population growth rate as of 2006 at 2.1 percent, similar to Laos and Malaysia but higher than Thailand's 0.8 percent rate, Vietnam's 1.4 percent, and Indonesia's 1.3 percent. The Philippines ranks as the second most populous country in Southeast Asia next to Indonesia, which has 222 million people. Back to top Home > Asia - Pacific

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