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Reproductive rights in the Philippines is a controversial topic. A predominantly Catholic country, there’s still a lack of understanding of modern contraceptive methods resulting in many unplanned pregnancies. Fabella Hospital in Manila bears witness to that, delivering around 60 babies a day.
Even with the Reproductive Health Act, access to modern contraception is still limited. Women travel for hours to reach clinics that could provide them pills, condoms, and other birth control devices. Abortion is illegal and women are forced to gamble their lives in backdoor abortion clinics. Some are left bleeding for days and afraid of seeking medical help.
Read the story here: https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/welcome-to-the-busiest-maternity-ward-on-the-planet-1.3692360
Newly given birth patients share a bed in Fabella Hospital in Manila on October 21, 2018. Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital is considered the busiest maternity hospital with an average of 60 births a day from the poorest patients in Manila and nearby provinces.
Women line outside a public health clinic in Tondo, Manila.
Judy May Aguilar, 19, gets an implant from Likhaan clinic in Tondo, Manila on October 22, 2018. Aguilar was 17 years old when she first gave birth to a boy and had another child since then. She traveled for four hours from her home in San Jose Del Monte Bulacan to avail the free service from Likhaan.
Zia, 19, poses for a portrait inside her home in Manila on October 23, 2018. She had a backdoor abortion when she was 14. It sent her to a hospital after 2 weeks of profuse bleeding. Photo by Kimberly dela Cruz
Newly given birth patients line for a checkup inside a ward in Fabella Hospital in Manila on October 21, 2018. Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital is considered the busiest maternity hospital with an average of 60 births a day from the poorest patients in Manila and nearby provinces.
Newly given birth patients line for a checkup inside a ward in Fabella Hospital in Manila on October 21, 2018. Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital is considered the busiest maternity hospital with an average of 60 births a day from the poorest patients in Manila and nearby provinces.
Steph, 35, poses outside her home in Manila on October 22, 2018, had three backdoor abortions. She had her first abortion when she was 16.
Women wait in line inside a Likhaan clinic in Tondo, Manila on October 23, 2018. Likhaan is a nonprofit nongovernment organization providing free consultation and family planning methods such as implants and IUD to women especially in marginalized communities.
Newly given birth patients share a bed in Fabella Hospital in Manila on October 21, 2018. Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital is considered the busiest maternity hospital with an average of 60 births a day from the poorest patients in Manila and nearby provinces.
The waiting area of Likhaan clinic in Tondo, Manila on October 23, 2018. Likhaan is a nonprofit nongovernment organization providing free consultation and family planning methods such as implants and IUD to women especially in marginalized communities.
A nurse handles a baby in Fabella Hospital in Manila on October 21, 2018. Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital is considered the busiest maternity hospital with an average of 60 births a day from the poorest patients in Manila and nearby provinces.