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A relentless Catholic Church campaign to derail a birth control law in the Philippines begins its final phase at the Supreme Court on Tuesday, with the verdict to have monumental impacts for millions of poor Filipinos.

• 10 июля 2013, 10:14

The Philippines' powerful Catholic Church is to ask Filipinos to vote candidates who support birth control out of office in the May elections.

• 13 апреля 2013, 18:31

An estimated 233 million women in their fertile years will lack access to modern contraception by 2015, up from 221 million in 2010.

• 12 марта 2013, 13:03

President Benigno Aquino's government called for reconciliation on Saturday after a "divisive" birth control act was signed into law despite bitter opposition from the influential Catholic church.

• 30 декабря 2012, 12:21

Providing free birth control to women and teens in Missouri at high risk of unplanned pregnancies led to a drastic drop in abortion rates and teenage mothers.

• 06 октября 2012, 11:58