To address the resulting uptick in adolescent pregnancies, lawmakers have introduced bills improving access to contraception, supporting sex education and making it illegal to expel girls from school should they become pregnant. The law improved access to birth control for women, but it became harder for teenagers to get birth control.
Juan Perez III, executive director for the Philippine Commission on Population and Development. 'It was one step back adolescent health,' said Dr. Locals call it the 'baby factory' � and the maternity ward is typically very busy. The Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital serves low-income communities in Manila, where the rates of teen pregnancy are high.
