Dahil sa banta ng isang senador na tanggalan ng budget sa 2024 ang Commission on Human Rights (CHR), nilinaw ng ahensya na tutol ito sa abortion, maliban kung “under extreme circumstances” o nanganganib ang buhay ng babae.
Pagkatapos ng isang linggo, inaprubahan na ng Senado ang P937-milyon na panukalang budget para sa CHR nang mabigyang linaw ang mga kondisyon sa isinusulong ng ahensya na pag-decriminalize ng abortion.
Bilang paggunita sa International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women noong Nob. 25, nakipagkwentuhan ang VERA Files tungkol sa usapin ng abortion kay Atty. Claire Padilla, tagapagsalita ng Philippine Safe Abortion Advocacy Network, para sa ika-28 episode ng What The F?! Podcast:
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