There's more to population issue than birth control.

Publisher: Institute for Social Studies and Action Country of Publication: Philippines NLM ID: 101084462 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0117-7796 (Print) Linking ISSN: 01177796 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Reprowatch

Original Publication: Quezon City : Institute for Social Studies and Action, 1994-

Evaluation Studies as Topic* ; Family Planning Services* ; Population Growth* ; Reproductive Medicine* ; United Nations* ; Women*; Asia ; Asia, Southeastern ; Demography ; Developing Countries ; Health ; International Agencies ; Organizations ; Philippines ; Population ; Population Dynamics

Indexing Agency: PIP Local ID #: 143626. Indexing Agency: POP Local ID #: 00287111.
Keywords: Asia; Critique*; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Family Planning*; Health; International Agencies; Organizations; Philippines; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Growth*; Reproductive Health--women*; Southeastern Asia; Un; Unfpa*; Women*
Note: TJ: REPROWATCH
Local Abstract: [PIP] The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) stressed the importance of reproductive health over birth control with regard to the population issue in the Philippines. Satish Mehra, UNFPA representative to the Philippines, expressed concern about the number of mothers and babies dying during childbirth and the annual abortion rate in the country. He mentioned that to prevent abortions, interventions should be focused on the education of women in safe methods of avoiding pregnancy and controlling fertility. He further added that if the country's problem had been addressed long before, the growth rate would not be as high as 2.32% and per capita income would be much higher. He also stressed that the UNFPA merely wanted to respond to those Filipino women with unmet need for family planning and did not intend to fight with the Church or use coercion.

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