CEDAW/C/PHL/Q/7-8/Add.1
Steps taken to amend Arts. 256 to 259 of the Criminal Code in order to legalize
abortion in cases of rape, incest, threat to the life and/or health of the mother, or
serious malformation of the foetus
16.3 There was a proposal to include justified grounds for abortion in the PCC but
this was not included in the final draft.
Steps taken to provide women with access to full range of contraceptive services,
including emergency contraception, and to quality post-abortion care in all public
health facilities
16.4 DOH has taken the following steps:
• Allotted Php 596 million (USD 12.8 million) for family planning commodities
• Drafted guidelines for benefit packages and reimbursements for the use of
various family planning methods
• Conducted capacity building activities for health workers
• Organized a TWG to review the draft enhanced Prevention and Management
of Abortion Complications (PMAC) Guidelines.
K.
Women with disabilities
17.
Disaggregated statistical data of PWDs in the country
17.1 In 2010, PWDs comprised 1.57% of the total population, wit h slightly more
males than females in all age groups except for the 65 years or older bracket. In
addition, about 3.1% (2,566,274 persons) of the population five years and over had
at least one functional difficulty, 53.1% of whom are females.
Table 11
Distribution of PWDs (in thousands), 2010
Total Population
92 100
Total PWDs
Males (No. and %)
Females (No. and %)
1 443 (1.57%)
734.487 (50.9%)
708.513 (49.1%)
Source: PSA, Census of Population and Housing, 2010
Table 12
Broad Age and Sex Distribution of PWDs (in thousands), 2010
Total
Age
All ages
Male
Number
Percent
Distribution
Number
Female
Percent
Distribution
Number
Percent
Distribution
Percent
Female
1 443
99.9%
734
100%
709
100%
49.1%
0-14
272
18.8%
149
20.3%
123
17.3%
45.2%
15-49
578
40.0%
312
42.5%
266
37.5%
46.0%
50-64
274
19.0%
141
19.2%
133
18.8%
48.5%
65-up
319
22.1%
132
18.0%
187
26.4%
58.6%
Source: PSA, Census of Population and Housing, 2010
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